BENEFICIARY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The semantic role of the intended recipient who benefits from the happening denoted by the verb in the clause

Synonyms:

benefactive role; beneficiary

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("beneficiary" is a kind of...):

participant role; semantic role ((linguistics) the underlying relation that a constituent has with the main verb in a clause)

Meaning:

The recipient of funds or other benefits

Synonyms:

beneficiary; donee

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("beneficiary" is a kind of...):

receiver; recipient (a person who receives something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "beneficiary"):

co-beneficiary (one of two or more beneficiaries of the same benefit)

devisee (someone to whom property (especially realty) is devised by will)

legatee (someone to whom a legacy is bequeathed)

pensionary; pensioner (the beneficiary of a pension fund)

Derivation:

benefice (endow with a benefice)

Meaning:

Having or arising from a benefice

Example:

a beneficiary baron

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

benefice (an endowed church office giving income to its holder)

Derivation:

benefice (an endowed church office giving income to its holder)