What does "beneficial" mean?
Beneficial: (Law) Receiving, or entitled to have or receive, advantage, use, or benefit; as, the beneficial owner of an estate. Kent.
Additional senses
- 2.King. [Obs.] "A beneficial foe." B. Jonson.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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