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maleficiaries

maleficiaries is the plural of maleficiary.

Meaning of maleficiary

Noun

maleficiary (plural maleficiaries)

  1. One who suffers harm from something.
    • To learn whether we as a nation may be either the beneficiary or maleficiary of this princely private interest we must ask what happens as the result of such interest1912, William Harvey Allen, Modern philanthropy; a Study of Efficient Appealing and Giving, Dodd. Mead and Company, page 148
    Antonyms:
    beneficiary

Questions about maleficiaries

What is maleficiaries the plural of?
Maleficiaries is the plural of maleficiary.

Words near maleficiaries in the dictionary

  1. maleficences
  2. maleficent
  3. maleficently
  4. malefices
  5. maleficial
  6. maleficiaries
  7. maleficiary
  8. maleficiate
  9. maleficiated
  10. maleficiating
  11. maleficiation

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