/ben'euh fish"ee er'ee, -fish"euh ree/ , n. , pl. beneficiaries .
1. a person or group that receives benefits, profits, or advantages.
2. a person designated as the recipient of funds or other property under a will, trust, insurance policy, etc.
3. Eccles. the holder of a benefice.
[ 1605-15; beneficiarius, equiv. to benefici ( um ) BENEFICE + -arius -ARY ]