- a person or group that receives benefits, profits, or advantages.
- a person designated as the recipient of funds or other property under a will, trust, insurance policy, etc.
- the holder of a benefice.
- a person who gains or benefits in some way from something
- a person entitled to receive funds or other property under a trust, will, or insurance policy
- the holder of an ecclesiastical or other benefice
- a person who receives government assistance
- of or relating to a benefice or the holder of a benefice
