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   benefactress

   /ˈbɛnɪfaktrɪs/

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   • 1. a female benefactor.

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › benefactressBenefactress Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   May 17, 2024 · A benefactress is a woman who is a benefactor, or someone who does good deeds for others. Learn the word history, synonyms, example sentences, and related words of benefactress from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBENEFACTRESS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A benefactress is a woman who confers a benefit, bequest, endowment, or the like. Learn the word origin, usage, synonyms, and pronunciation of benefactress from Collins English Dictionary.

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   A benefactress is a woman who gives aid, especially financial aid, to a charity or cause. Find the origin, usage, and translations of the word benefactress in this online dictionary.

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   The earliest known use of the noun benefactress is in the early 1700s. OED's earliest evidence for benefactress is from 1711, in the writing of Delarivier Manley, writer.

6. www.britannica.com › dictionary › benefactressBenefactress Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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   A benefactress is a somewhat old-fashioned term for a woman who helps another person, group, etc., by giving money. It is a female version of the word benefactor.

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   noun. a woman benefactor. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Benefactress." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/benefactress. Accessed 26 Sep. 2024. Copy citation. Teachers' top pick: Over 5,000,000 students worldwide use VocabTrainer!

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   A benefactress is a woman who gives aid, especially financial aid, to others. Learn the origin, synonyms, and sentence examples of this word from YourDictionary.