bienfaire

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Middle French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

bien +‎ faire. Cf. also Latin benefacere.

Verb[edit]

bienfaire

  1. to do right; to act morally
    • 1595, Simon Goulart, Les oeuvres morales et meslees de Senecque, page 6:
      le desir resolu de bienfaire
      the resolute desire to do right

Conjugation[edit]

  • Forms other than the infinitive bienfaire, the present participle bienfaisant, and the past participle bienfait are either very rare or unattested.

Related terms[edit]

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