bénéficier, v.a., to extract metal from its ore.

bénéficier, v.n., (com.) to get, to gain, to profit by.

benêt, n. and adj. m., booby, fool, simpleton; silly.

bénévole, adj., gentle, kind, kindly. Lecteur —; kind, gentle, reader.

bénévolement (-mān), adv., out of good will.

bengali (bin-), n.m., Bengalee; (orni.) bengalee.

béni, -e, part., blessed, praised. V. bénit.

*bénignement, adv., benignly, kindly, graciously.

*bénignité, n.f., benignity, graciousness, kindness.

*béni-n, -gne, adj., benign, kind, gentle, good-natured, placid; (med.) mild.