Bible Encyclopedias
Beneficiary

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

in ecclesiastical usage, is the clerk in orders who receives the temporal benefit of an endowment.

Bibliography Information
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Beneficiary'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​b/beneficiary.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.