Performing acts of kindness and charity; actively doing good to others.
From Latin 'beneficens,' composed of 'bene' (well) and 'faciens' (doing, from 'facere'). This is an archaic or variant spelling of 'beneficent,' meaning generous and charitable.
This archaic spelling reminds us that English spelling wasn't standardized until the printing press made consistency fashionable—scholars would spell 'beneficient' or 'beneficent' interchangeably.
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