Beneficial
Pronunciation : Ben`e*fi"cial
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Cf. F. b?n?ficial, LL. beneficialis.]
Definition : 1. Conferring benefits; useful; profito. The war which would have been most beneficial to us. Swift.
2. (Law)
Defn: Receiving, or entitled to have or receive, advantage, use, or benefit; as, the beneficial owner of an estate. Kent.
3. King. [Obs.] "A beneficial foe." B. Jonson.
Syn. -- See Advantage.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913