Obs. [f. L. benefact- ppl. stem of benefacĕre + -URE; as if ad. L. *benefactūra.] Beneficence, benefaction.
a. 1656. Bp. Hall, Soliloquies, Wks. VIII. 256. All these dispositions are but inclosures: give me the open champain of a general and illimited benefacture.
1777. Dyche & Pardon, Benefacture, a kind, friendly, good-natured deed, a charitable gift or donation.