benevolences

“These three countries have been spending their time competing with each other for Saudi contracts and benevolences,” said François Heisbourg, a former French presidential adviser on national security and a Paris-based security expert.

President Ouincy says of him: "He was distinguished for his private benevolences and public usefulness."

This last was a favourite phrase, and conveyed quite an alluring sense of mystery linked with vague promise of unstinted benevolences on the part of Miss Tripp.

Considering the season of the year, I think the best thing I can do is to devote practically all of it to Christmas benevolences—chiefly of the coal-and-blanket order.

Gifts went to the poor, contributions unstinted went to his church and to the benevolences of his denomination.