beneficialness

adjective

1. conferring benefit; advantageous; helpful: the beneficial effect of sunshine.
2. Law.
   1. helpful in the meeting of needs: a beneficial association.
   2. involving the personal enjoyment of proceeds: a beneficial owner.

adjective

1. (sometimes foll by to) causing a good result; advantageous
2. law entitling a person to receive the profits or proceeds of propertya beneficial interest in land

adj.

mid-15c., “helpful, advantageous,” from Middle French bénéficial and directly from Latin beneficialis “pertaining to a favor,” from beneficium (see benefice). Related: Beneficially.