bə̇ˈnefəsən(t)s noun
( -s )
Etymology: Latin beneficentia, from beneficus + -entia -ence
1. : the quality or state of being beneficent : active goodness or kindness
men who might be more profitably employed in works of a wider beneficence — Clive Bell
2. : a beneficent act or gift : benefaction
bestow your beneficences generously but as though no such thing as gratitude existed — W.L.Sullivan