BEN'EFIT, n. Primarily from L. beneficium, or benefactum.
1. An act of kindness a favor conferred.
Bless the Lord,O my soul, and forget not all his benefits. Psalms 103
2. Advantage profit a word of extensive use, and expressing whatever contributes to promote prosperity and personal happiness, or add value to property.
Men have no right to what is not for their benefit.
3. In law, benefit of clergy. See Clergy.
BEN'EFIT, To do good to to advantage to advance in health, or prosperity applied either to persons or things as, exercise benefits health trade benefits a nation.
BEN'EFIT, To gain advantage to make improvement as, he has benefited by good advice that is, he has been benefited.