benevolent  

inclined to do good; charitable; beneficent

If all monarchs were benevolent, monarchy would be a highly tolerable form of government.  

Related English word: benevolence (desiring the happiness of others)

Latin root words: bene (adv.) - well; benevolens, benevolentis - wishing (someone) well, benevolent; benevolentia, benevolentiae, f. - friendly disposition; volo, velle, volui - to want, wish 

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