pertaining to management or a manager: managerial functions; the managerial class of society. Origin of managerial. 1760-1770.
Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Legal, Wikipedia. beneficence. the doing of active goodness, kindness, or charity, including all actions intended to benefit others. It is contrasted to benevolence, which refers to the character trait or moral virtue of being disposed to act for the benefit of others. In bioethics, the principle of beneficence refers to a moral obligation to act for the benefit of others. Not all acts of beneficence are obligatory, but a principle of beneficence asserts an obligation to help others further their interests.
A person who is in present possession of an office; one who is legallyauthorized to discharge the duties of an office. State v. McCollister, 11 Ohio, 50; Statev. Blakemore, 104 Mo. 340, 15 S. W. 900.In ecclesiastical law, the term signifies a clergyman who is in possession of a benefice.