adjective. Producing or promoting a favorable result; advantageous.

adjective. Involving the receipt of funds, property, or other benefits, as from an insurance policy or trust.

noun. Organisms that are beneficial to a human endeavor, especially insects that are predators of pests.

Contributing to a valuable end; conferring benefit; advantageous; profitable; useful; helpful.

Having or conferring the right to the use or benefit, as of property; pertaining or entitled to the usufruet: as, a beneficial owner (which see, below); a beneficial interest in an estate.

Pertaining to or having a benefice; beneficed.

Kind; generous: as, a “beneficial foe,”

noun. A benefice; a church living.

noun. In zoology, an animal which benefits man by destroying or checking the increase of animals injurious to him.

adjective. Conferring benefits; useful; profitable; helpful; advantageous; serviceable; contributing to a valuable end; -- followed by to.

adjective. Receiving, or entitled to have or receive, advantage, use, or benefit.

adjective. King.

adjective. Helpful or good to something or someone.

adjective. promoting or enhancing well-being