bienfaire

bien +‎ faire. Cf. also Latin benefacere.

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

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

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