beneficiado
Beneficiado is a term used in Spanish and Portuguese to refer to a person who benefits from something, typically as the recipient of payments, rights, or advantages. In both languages, the word is formed from beneficiar or beneficior, with beneficiado often functioning as the past participle used adjectivally or, in some contexts, as a noun meaning “the one who has benefited.” The more standard noun in Spanish is beneficiario, and in Portuguese, beneficiário, though beneficiado appears in certain legal or bureaucratic texts.
Common uses include wills and inheritance, where the beneficiado or beneficiario is designated to receive assets;
Usage notes: regional preferences vary. Beneficiario (Spanish) and beneficiário (Portuguese) are generally more common for the