benevolence

/bəˈnɛvələns/

Etymology

Circa 1400, original sense “good will, disposition to do good”, Old French benivolence from Latin benevolentia (also directly from Latin), literally “good will”, from bene (“well, good”) + volentia, form of volēns, form of volō (“to wish”), components cognate to English benefit and voluntary, more distantly will (via Proto-Indo-European).

benevolence means disposition to do good. Lexicurio rates it Distinctive — a strength score of 65 out of 100.

noun

Disposition to do good.“gesture of benevolence”
Charitable kindness.“His acts of benevolence earned him great respect.”
An altruistic gift or act.
A kind of forced loan or contribution levied by kings without legal authority, first so called under Edward IV in 1473.