Arising from feudal tenure; feudatory; holding under a feudal or other superior; subordinate: as, “beneficiary services,” ; “a feudatory or beneficiary king,”
Connected with the receipt of benefits, profits, or advantages; freely bestowed: as, beneficiary gifts or privileges.
noun.
One who holds a benefice.
noun.
In feudal law, a feudatory or vassal.
noun.
One who is in the receipt of benefits, profits, or advantages; one who receives something as a free gift.