Benevolence
Benevolence ({not transcribed}) , noun
[Old French benevolence, Latin benevolentia. See Benevolent.]
1.
The disposition to do good; good will; charitableness; love of mankind, accompanied with a desire to promote their happiness.
The wakeful benevolence of the gospel.
2.
An act of kindness; good done; charity given.
3.
A species of compulsory contribution or tax, which has sometimes been illegally exacted by arbitrary kings of England, and falsely represented as a gratuity.