A species of compulsory contribution or tax, which has sometimes been illegally exacted by arbitrary kings of England, and falsely represented as a gratuity
an act intending or showing kindness and good will an inclination to do kind or charitable acts
(be·nev·o·lence) NOUN: An inclination to perform kind, charitable acts It refers to various efforts of people in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries to do good and exerted a deep moral and religious resonance in American Protestant cultural life
An act of kindness or generosity See also: Benefactor, Donor Topic areas: Fundraising and Financial Sustainability