Benefaction
an act of conferring a benefit; the doing of good; a good deed:
he is known throughout the region for his many benefactions.
the benefit conferred; charitable donation:
to solicit benefactions for earthquake victims.
historical examples
bell’s cathedrals: the cathedral church of ripon cecil walter charles hallett
the devil’s dictionary ambrose bierce
a walk from london to john o’groat’s elihu burritt
blue lights r.m. ballantyne
charles sumner; his complete works, volume 1 (of 20) charles sumner
the growth of a soul august strindberg
the celt and saxon, complete george meredith
annals of the bodleian library, oxford, a.d. 1598-a.d. 1867 william dunn macray
a country doctor and selected stories and sketches sarah orne jewett
new grub street george gissing
noun
the act of doing good, esp by giving a donation to charity
the donation or help given
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