"benevolous" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more benevolous [comparative], most benevolous [superlative]
Etymology: Latin benevolus. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|benevolus}} Latin benevolus Head templates: {{en-adj}} benevolous (comparative more benevolous, superlative most benevolous)
  1. (obsolete) kind; benevolent Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-benevolous-en-adj-laAxxu54 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations

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