| beneficiary | | |
| n. (person) | 1. beneficiary, donee | the recipient of funds or other benefits. |
| ~ recipient, receiver | a person who receives something. |
| ~ co-beneficiary | one of two or more beneficiaries of the same benefit. |
| ~ devisee | someone to whom property (especially realty) is devised by will. |
| ~ legatee | someone to whom a legacy is bequeathed. |
| ~ pensionary, pensioner | the beneficiary of a pension fund. |
| n. (communication) | 2. benefactive role, beneficiary | the semantic role of the intended recipient who benefits from the happening denoted by the verb in the clause. |
| ~ participant role, semantic role | (linguistics) the underlying relation that a constituent has with the main verb in a clause. |
| adj. (pertain) | 3. beneficiary | having or arising from a benefice.; "a beneficiary baron" |
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