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benefactresses

benefactresses is the plural of benefactress.

Meaning of benefactress

Noun

benefactress (plural benefactresses)

  1. (dated) 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...

Questions about benefactresses

What is benefactresses the plural of?
Benefactresses is the plural of benefactress.

Words near benefactresses in the dictionary

  1. benefactorships
  2. benefactory
  3. benefactour
  4. benefactours
  5. benefactress
  6. benefactresses
  7. benefactrices
  8. benefactrix
  9. benefacts
  10. benefacture
  11. benefactures

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