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benefactive

The English word “benefactive” has 2 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Of or pertaining to the linguistic form or case or the semantic role of the beneficiary of an action. Expressed in English as "on behalf of", "in behalf of", "on one's behalf", or similar.

noun

  1. A term or sentence element that serves a benefactive role or that is inflected for the benefactive case or a similar case (such as the dative case).

Etymology

From Latin benefactus (“benefited”) plus -ive. Attested since the twentieth century.

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