Etymology

benefaction

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Today it means: An act of doing good; a benefit, a blessing. Full definition →

Latin benefactiōnem
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  1. Latin · derived frombenefactiōnem
  2. English todaybenefaction

From Latin benefactiōnem, from benefacere (“to benefit”).

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