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benefaction
noun
[ ˌbɛnɪˈfakʃ(ə)n ]
• a donation or gift.
• "an exceptional benefaction"
Origin:
mid 17th century: from late Latin benefactio(n-), from bene facere ‘do good (to)’, from bene ‘well’ + facere ‘do’.