Etymology

beneficence

be·ne·fi·cence
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Today it means: The practice of doing good, such as acts of philanthropy, kind deeds; or other acts which benefit someone else. Full definition →

Middle English beneficence ← Latin beneficentia
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The story

  1. Latin · derived frombeneficentia
  2. Middle English · inherited frombeneficence
  3. English todaybeneficence

From Middle English beneficence, from Latin beneficentia.

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