Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Beneficiaries"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Beneficiary \Ben`e*fi"ci*a*ry\, n.; pl. {Beneficiaries}.
1. A feudatory or vassal; hence, one who holds a benefice and
uses its proceeds. --Ayliffe.
2. One who receives anything as a gift; one who receives a
benefit or advantage; esp. one who receives help or income
from an educational fund or a trust estate.
The rich men will be offering sacrifice to their
Deity whose beneficiaries they are. --Jer. Taylor.
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