benefactress
benefactress noun: a female benefactor.
Noun
benefactress (plural benefactresses)
- A female benefactor.
- Oh! youthful benefactress! how often in succeeding years, standing in solitary places, and thinking of thee with grief of heart and perfect love, how often have I wished that, as in ancient times the curse of a father was believed to have a supernatural power, and to pursue its object with a fatal...1821 September–October, [Thomas De Quincey], “[Part I.] Preliminary Confessions.”, in Confessions of an English Opium-Eater, 2nd edition, London: […] [J. Moyes] for Taylor and Hessey, […], published...
benefactress meaning in Arabic
benefactress in Arabic
- female benefactor
- مُتَبَرِّعَة mutabarriʕa, مُتَطَوِّعَة mutaṭawwiʕa, مُحْسِنَة muḥsina
Forms of benefactress
| plural | benefactresses |
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Origin of benefactress
From benefactor + -ess.
Questions about benefactress
- What does benefactress mean?
- Benefactress means a female benefactor.
- What is benefactress in Arabic?
- Benefactress in Arabic is مُتَبَرِّعَة (mutabarriʕa), مُتَطَوِّعَة (mutaṭawwiʕa), مُحْسِنَة (muḥsina). See Benefactress meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is benefactress?
- Benefactress is a noun.
- What is the plural of benefactress?
- The plural of benefactress is benefactresses.
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