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beneficium (ben-<<schwa>>-fish-ee-<<schwa>>m), n. [Latin “benefit”] 1.Roman law. A privilege, remedy, or benefit granted by law, such as the beneficium abstinendi (“privilege of abstaining”), by which an heir could refuse to accept an inheritance (and thereby avoid the accompanying debt).2.Hist. A lease, generally for life, given by a ruler or lord to a freeman. • Beneficium…

beneficio     primo    ecclesiastico       habendo            (ben-<<schwa>>-fish-ee-oh         pry-moh            << schwa>>-klee-z[h]ee-as-t<<schwa>>-koh h<<schwa>>-ben-doh). [Latin “having the first ecclesiastical benefice”] Hist. A writ from the king to the lord chancellor ordering the appointment of a named person to the first vacant benefice.[Blacks Law 8th]

beneficiary heir.See HEIR.[Blacks Law 8th]

beneficiary (ben-<<schwa>>-fish-ee-er-ee or ben-<<schwa>>-fish-<<schwa>>-ree), n.1. A person for whose benefit property is held in trust; esp., one designated to benefit from an appointment, disposition, or assignment (as in a will, insurance policy, etc.), or to receive something as a result of a legal arrangement or instrument. 2. A person to whom another is in a…

beneficial use.See USE(1).[Blacks Law 8th]

  beneficial power.See POWER(5). [Blacks Law 8th]

beneficial ownership.See OWNERSHIP.[Blacks Law 8th]

beneficial owner.See OWNER.[Blacks Law 8th]

beneficial interest.See INTEREST(2).[Blacks Law 8th]

beneficial improvement.See valuable improvement under IMPROVEMENT. [Blacks Law 8th]