the generous benefaction from an anonymous donor meant the animal shelter could stay open
Recent Examples on the WebIts grand eighteenth-century buildings were dominated by the huge Codrington Library, named after the West Indian slave owner whose benefaction enriched his old college. Fara Dabhoiwala, The New York Review of Books, 1 July 2021 One thing is crystal clear: This industry has been built off the backs of workers who are underpaid, who have to depend on your benefaction. Corby Kummer, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2020 Major donors to the $4-million-plus project include a royal benefaction from Jordan's King Abdullah II, and $1.3-million gift from Mica Ertegun to the World Monuments Fund in support of the project.National Geographic, 26 Oct. 2016 Major donors to the $4-million-plus project include a royal benefaction from Jordan's King Abdullah II, and $1.3-million gift from Mica Ertegun to the World Monuments Fund in support of the project.National Geographic, 26 Oct. 2016
Word History
Etymology
Late Latin benefaction-, benefactio, from Latin bene facere to do good to, from bene + facere to do — more at do