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The bottom part of a mold or of a flask, in distinction from the cope; the drag.

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benevolence

Part of Speech: noun

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            1.                                           The                                                         disposition                                                         to                                                         do                                                         good;                                                         good                                                         will;                                                         charitableness;                                                         love                                                         of                                                         mankind,                                                         accompanied                                                         with                                                           a                                                         desire                                                         to                                                           promote                                                         their                                                         happiness.                                    

            2.                                           An                                                         act                                                         of                                                         kindness;                                                         good                                                         done;                                                         charity                                                         given.                                    

            3.                                             A                                                           species                                                         of                                                           compulsory                                                           contribution                                                         or                                                         tax,                                                         which                                                         has                                                         sometimes                                                         been                                                         illegally                                                         exacted                                                         by                                                         arbitrary                                                           kings                                                         of                                                           England,                                                         and                                                         falsely                                                           represented                                                         as                                                           a                                                         gratuity.                                    

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In saying this he did not disguise from himself for a moment that his motive was mixed, and that he desired to gain some hold over her, such as benevolence could give, that he might further examine the problem of her extraordinary misfortune. - "A Dozen Ways Of Love", Lily Dougall.
" He is good enough to treat me as a brother, and has sworn, of his benevolence, to make my fortune," Iskender modestly admitted. - "The Valley of the Kings", Marmaduke Pickthall.
Next after this, comes intellectual improvement; and, last of all, benevolence and religion. - "The American Woman's Home", Catherine E. Beecher and Harriet Beecher Stowe.

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