Benéficus, pen. cor. Adiectiuum. Cic.Beneficiall: liberal: that doth pleasure or benefire.Beneficus in amicum.Cic. Benefici & liberales. Cic.Dij benefici.Cic. Ciuis beneficus & salutaris. Ci. Voluntas benefica.Cic.Oratione beneficus.Plaut.Liberall in wordes.Beneficiarius.Plin. iun.He that receiueth a good turne of an other. He that is not tharged with watch or wand, and other labours of the fielde in warre: that hath the benefite of an office, without charge of doing that appertaineth roit: also a vassale, a tenant that holdeth by faith and homage.Beneficiarius fundus.Land giuen by fee sunple or fee caile to be holden of the donour by some seruice.Beneficium.Terent.A benefite: a pleasure: a good turne.Accipere beneficium.Terent.Afficere aliquem Beneficio.Cic.To doe one a pleasure.Alligari beneficio.Cic. Beneficium augere. Cic.Beneficium bene collocare.Cic.To bestow well.Beneficia alicuius comedere.Cic.To spend and consume the goods that he receiueth of one.Beneflcium fœneratum. Vide FOENVS. Complecti aliquem beneficio.Cic.To doe a pleasure to.Per beneficium concedere aliquid.Cic.As a benefice.Beneficij gratíæque causa concedere aliquid.Cic.Conduplicare beneficium.Terent.Conferre beneficium in aliquem.Cic.To doe pleasure to.Cumulare beneficium.Plin. iun. Vide CVMVLVS. Dare beneficium, pro Conferre.Cic.Beneficíum dare, & reddere. Quint. Dáte & accipere beneficium Cic.Pro beneficio dare. Cælius Ciceroni. Magna mihi debebat beneficia. Cælius Cic.He is bound to me, for many great pleasures that I haue done him.Deferre beneficia.Cic. In loco beneficíj deferre. Cic.Facere beneficium. Gellius. Beneficij sui rem aliquam facere. Suet. Commeatus Sena peti solitos benesicij sui fecit. That prouision that was wont to be desired of the Senate, he made nowe to behis benefite to graunt.Figere beneficium clauo trabali Cicer. quasi dicas, vinculo firmissimo atque indissolubili. To make it remembred for ener.Habere beneficium ab aliquo, Cicero.To receyue a good furne of.Habere pio beneficio. Bratus Ciceroni. To accept.Hoc vix ab Apronio in summo beneficio impetratum est.Cic.As a great benefice.Manet beneficium in aliquo.Cic.Mittere beneficium in acta. Seneca. To regisler.Mutare beneficium. Cæsar. Obligari beneficio. Cic.Obstringis beneficium.Ornare aliquem beneficijs.Cic.To shew many goodly pleasures.Parere sibi beneficium.Terent. Vt solidum parerem hoc mihi beneficium. That I might attayne the thankes of a full and perfite benefite.In loco beneficij perere aliquid.Cic.As a benefite.Placare beneficio inimicum.Cic.Beneficium ponere apud aliquem.Cic.To bestowe vpon.Proijcere beneficium. Seneca. To cast away.Promereri & proferre beneficium.Cic.Reddere beneficium. Quint. To requite a benefite.Respondere beneficijs.To requite.Remunerare beneficium.Cic.Non sustinere beneficia.Cic.Not to shew himselfe thankfull.Soluere beneficium.Cic.To requite.Tribuere beneficium.Cic.To giue or do.Tueri suum beneficium.Cic.Vti peruersè dei beneficio.Cic.To abuse. Meo benesicio, Cic.For my sake: by my meanes or good helpe.Beneficio longissimæ ætatis. Quint By the meanes.Beneficio legis, benignitare Decemuirali nihil vtor.Cic.Beneficio diuino immortalíque vestro.Cic.Ingenij beneficio præstantes. Quint. Memoria beneficij.Cic. Tabola beneficij. Cic.
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bĕnĕfĭcĭum (better than bĕnĭfĭcĭ-um), ii, n. [beneficus]. I.A benefaction, kindness, favor, benefit, service, eu)erge/thma (sunt qui ita distinguunt, quaedam beneficia esse, quaedam officia, quaedam ministeria. Beneficium esse, quod alienus det: alienus est, qui potuit sine reprehensione cessare: officium esse filii, uxoris et earum personarum, quas necessitudo suscitat et ferre opem jubet: ministerium esse servi, quem condicio sua eo loco posuit, ut nihil eorum, quae praestat, imputet superiori, Sen. Ben.3, 18, 1);—(in prose freq.; in poetry, for metrical reasons, only in play-writers; most freq. in Ter.). A. In gen.: nullum beneficium esse duco id, quod, quoi facias, non placet, Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 12: beneficium accipere, Ter. Ad. 2, 3, 1: pro maleficio beneficium reddere, id. Phorm. 2, 2, 22: immemor beneficii, id. And. 1, 1, 17: cupio aliquos parere amicos beneficio meo, id. Eun. 1, 2, 69: beneficium verbis initum re comprobare, id. And. 5, 1, 5: nec enim si tuam ob causam cuiquam commodes, beneficium illud habendum est, sed feneratio, Cic. Fin. 2, 35, 117; id. Off. 2. 20, 70: beneficio adligari: beneficio victus esse, Cic. Planc. 33, 81; cf.: Jugurtham beneficiis vincere, Sall. J. 9, 3: collocare, Cic. Off. 1, 15, 49 al.; 2, 20, 69: dare, id. ib. 1, 15, 48; id. Fam. 13, 8, 3' deferre, id. Off. 1, 15, 49: conferre in aliquem, id. ib. 1, 14, 45: quia magna mihi debebat beneficia, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 12, 1: in republicā multo praestat benefici quam malefici immemorem esse, Sall. J. 31, 28: senatus et populus Romanus benefici et injuriae memor esse solet, id. ib. 104, 5; Petr. 126, 4: in iis (hominibus) beneficio ac maleficio abstineri aecum censent, Liv. 5, 3, 8: immortali memoriā retinere beneficia, Nep. Att. 11, 5 al.—Of the favor of the people in giving their vote: quidquid hoc beneficio populi Romani atque hac potestate praetoriā possum, Cic. Imp. Pomp. 24, 69, and 71.—B. Esp. 1. Beneficio, through favor, by the help, aid, support, mediation: beneficio tuo salvus,
, Caes. B. G. 1, 53 Herz.: longissimae aetatis, Quint. 3, 1, 9: ingenii, id. 2, 11, 2; 5, 10, 121: eloquentiae, Tac. Or. 8 al.; cf.: fortunae beneficium, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 4, 2.—(b). In gen., by the agency of: quod beneficio ejus contingit, Dig. 39, 2, 40, 1: beneficio furis, ib. 47, 2, 46 pr.—2. Alicujus beneficii facere (habere, etc.), to make dependent on one's bounty or favor (post-Aug.): commeatus a senatu peti solitos benefici sui fecit, Suet. Claud. 23: ut munus imperii beneficii sui faceret, Just. 13, 4, 9; cf.: adeo quidem dominis servi beneficia possunt dare, ut ipsos saepe beneficii sui fecerint, Sen. Ben. 3, 18, 4: sed nihil habebimus nisi beneficii alieni?Quint. 10, 4, 6.—II.Transf. to political life. A.A distinction, support, favor, promotion (esp. freq. after the Aug. per.): coöptatio collegiorum ad populi beneficium transferebatur, Cic. Lael. 25, 96; id. Phil. 2, 36, 91: quibus omnia populi Romani beneficia dormientibus deferuntur, id. Verr. 2, 5, 70, 180: in beneficiis ad aerarium delatus,
among those recommended to favor
, id. Arch. 5, 11 Halm. ad loc.; id. Fam. 7, 5, 3: cum suo magno beneficio esset,
under great obligation to his recommendation
, id. Phil. 8, 6 Wernsd.; Flor. 4, 2, 92; cf. Suet. Tit. 8.—So, 2. Esp. freq. of military promotions (whence beneficiarius, q. v.): quod scribis de beneficiis, scito a me et tribunos militaris et praefectos... delatos esse, Cic. Fam. 5, 20, 7: ut tribuni militum... quae antea dictatorum et consulum ferme fuerant beneficia, Liv. 9, 30, 3: beneficia gratuita esse populi Romani, id. 45, 42, 11; Hirt. B. Afr. 54, 5: per beneficia Nymphidii,
promoted
,
advanced through the favor of Nymphidius
, Tac. H. 1, 25; 4, 48 Lips.: beneficii sui centuriones, i. e.
his creatures
, Suet. Tib. 12: Liber beneficiorum or Beneficium,
the book in which the public lands that were bestowed were designated
, Hyg. Limit. Const. p. 193 Goes.; Arcad. ib. p. 260.—So, SERVVS. A. COMMENTARIIS. BENEFICIORVM., Inscr. Grut. 578, 1.—B.A privilege, right (post-Aug.): anulorum, Dig. 48, 7, 42: religionis, ib. 3, 3, 18: militaris, ib. 29, 1, 3.—Hence, liberorum, a release from the office of judge, received in consequence of having a certain number of children, Suet. Claud. 15; Dig. 49, 8, 1, 2.—C. Personified, as a god: duos omnino (deos credere), Poenam et Beneficium, Plin. 2, 7, 5, 14.