- benefactor
- benefactor mid-15c., from L.L. benefactor, from L. phrase bene facere, from bene "well" (see BENE- (Cf. bene-)) + facere "to do" (see FACTITIOUS (Cf. factitious)). Translated in O.E. as wel-doend.
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