- beneficiary⇄adj. 1. having to do with the holding of land by feudal tenure; feudatory.
2. having to do with the holding of an ecclesiastical benefice. - beneficiary⇄beneficiary, noun, pl.-aries,adjective.
- beneficiary⇄noun 1. any person or thing that receives benefit.
Ex. All the children of the neighborhood are beneficiaries of the new playground.
2. (Law.)
a. a person who receives (or is named to receive) money or property from an insurance polic