All 3 Uses of
benevolent
in
The Lords of Discipline
- It was all paternalism, my insatiable desire to be the benevolent tyrant dispensing tawdry gifts and moldy foodstuffs to the subjects who stumbled into the spiritual famine of my sad kingdom.†
Chpt 1.11benevolent = kind, generous, or charitable
- The screaming was beginning to let up, not because of any benevolence on the part of the cadre, but because some of the upperclassmen had already lost their voices.†
Chpt 2.16 *benevolence = kindness and goodwill
- His entries were always dramatic, and he always conducted his inspections with the flair and panache of a benevolent conquistador.†
Chpt 3.22benevolent = kind, generous, or charitable