- (a.) Receiving or entitled to have or receive, advantage, use or benefit; as, the beneficial owner of an estate.
- (a.) King.
- (a.) Conferring benefits; useful; profitable; helpful; advantageous; serviceable; contributing to a valuable end; -- followed by to.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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