be ‧ nef ‧ i ‧ cent /bɪˈnefəs ə nt, bɪˈnefɪs ə nt/ BrE AmE adjective formal
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: beneficus ; ⇨ ↑ benefice ]
helping people, or resulting in something good:
the beneficent properties of natural remedies
—beneficence noun [uncountable]
—beneficently adverb