bienfaire
Middle French
Etymology
bien + faire. Cf. also Latin benefacere.
Verb
bienfaire
- 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
- le desir resolu de bienfaire
- 1595, Simon Goulart, Les oeuvres morales et meslees de Senecque, page 6
Conjugation
- Forms other than the infinitive bienfaire, the present participle bienfaisant, and the past participle bienfait are either very rare or unattested.
Related terms
- bienfait