beneficence vs dole

beneficence

noun
  • An act of philanthropy, a kind deed; an act which benefits someone else. 

  • Good or charitable character or behavior. 

dole

noun
  • Money or other goods given as charity. 

  • A boundary; a landmark. 

  • Payment by the state to the unemployed; unemployment benefits. 

  • Dolus. 

  • Distribution; dealing; apportionment. 

  • A void space left in tillage. 

verb
  • To distribute in small amounts; to share out small portions of a meager resource. 

How often have the words beneficence and dole occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )