Definitions
generous in assistance to the poor
Word origin
From Old French benevolent, borrowed from Latin benevolēns ("benevolent"). Displaced native Old English welwillende (literally well-wishing).
Used in a sentence
“Chinese and Eastern mythologies describe dragons as benevolent.”
“Benevolence? vvhich ſhall I be benevolent to; or vvhich firſt? I am puſſell'd in the choice.”
“This bill was not a gift from a benevolent legislature; it was a victory for the community which worked for its passage.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Charitable”10 letters
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