† beneˈfacture Obs.
[f. L. benefact- ppl. stem of benefacĕre + -ure; as if ad. L. *benefactūra.]
Beneficence, benefaction.
| a 1656 Bp. Hall Soliloquies Wks. VIII. 256 All these dispositions are but inclosures: give me the open champain of a general and illimited benefacture. 1777 Dyche & Pardon, Benefacture, a kind, friendly, good-natured deed, a charitable gift or donation. |