Definition of Benefaction. Meaning of Benefaction. Synonyms of Benefaction

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Definition of Benefaction

Benefaction
Benefaction Ben`e*fac"tion, n. [L. benefactio, fr. benefacere to do good to one; bene well + facere to do. See Benefit.] 1. The act of conferring a benefit. --Johnson. 2. A benefit conferred; esp. a charitable donation. Syn: Gift; present; gratuity; boon; alms.

Meaning of Benefaction from wikipedia

- Look up benefactor in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A benefactor (from Latin bene 'good' and factor 'maker') is a person who gives some form of help...
- The benefactive case (abbreviated BEN, or sometimes B when it is a core argument) is a grammatical case used where English would use "for", "for the benefit...
- Jesus College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Jesus College was established in 1496 on the site of the twelfth-century Benedictine...
- Merit has its origin in April 1927, when the Order of Instruction and Benefaction (Original Portuguese: Ordem da Instrução e da Benemerência) was created...
- Mineral processing is the process of separating commercially valuable minerals from their ores in the field of extractive metallurgy. Depending on the...
- The Zosimades (Gr****: Ζωσιμάδες) or Zosimas brothers were 18th-19th century Gr**** benefactors and merchants. The Zosimades were six brothers: Ioannis Zosimas...
- for nearly £0.75 million. Duveen became wealthy, and was generous in benefaction of art galleries. He was a subscriber to the public purchase of Velasquez's...
- University of Cambridge. It was established in 1919 as a result of a benefaction from Emile Mond, in memory of his son Francis who had been educated at...
- University of Oxford in England. The college was founded in 1714 by the benefaction of Sir Thomas Cookes, 2nd Baronet (1648–1701) of Norgrove, Worcestershire...
- William Arthur Charles Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of Portland, KG, GCVO, GCStJ, TD, PC, DL (28 December 1857 – 26 April 1943) was a British landowner...