benefaction
Origin of benefaction
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How to use benefaction in a sentence
These chests were a kind of Mont de Piété, and to found them was at first the favourite form of benefaction.
Oxford | Andrew LangA second chaplain was subsequently added by the benefaction of one William de Homelyn.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ripon | Cecil Walter Charles HallettBut though the most rigid economist might not have objected, would Burns have accepted such a benefaction, had it been offered?
Robert Burns | Principal Shairp.The history of the Philharmonic Societys benefaction may properly be completed at this point.
The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume III (of 3) | Alexander Wheelock ThayerI'll write to Whelpdale, and let him know that his benefaction has extended even to Sark.'
New Grub Street | George Gissing
British Dictionary definitions for benefaction
/ (ˌbɛnɪˈfækʃən) /
the act of doing good, esp by giving a donation to charity
the donation or help given
Origin of benefaction
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