What dose the word beneficiary mean?
In law, a beneficiary is one who is designated to receive something as a result of a legal arrangement or instrument. For example, a person may be the beneficiary of a will, trust, bank account, investment account or life insurance policy. On the other hand, a church, charitable organization, school, college, cemetery association, public television, hospital, museum, etc., could also be a beneficiary of a will, trust, account or insurance policy.
