benevolent |bəˈnevələnt| adjective

well meaning and kindly : a benevolent smile.• (of an organization) serving a charitable rather than a profit-making purpose : a benevolent fund. DERIVATIVES benevolence noun benevolently adverb. ORIGIN late Middle English : from Old French benivolent, from Latinbene volent- ‘well wishing,’ from bene ‘well’ + velle ‘to wish.’