noun
Meaning 1
A female benefactor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
benefactress
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noun
Meaning 2
a woman benefactor
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: benefactor, helper
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English benefactor Late Latin -issader. Old French -essebor. Middle English -esse English -ess English benefactress From benefactor + -ess.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: مُتَبَرِّعَة (mutabarriʕa) — female benefactor
- Arabic: مُتَطَوِّعَة (mutaṭawwiʕa) — female benefactor
- Arabic: مُحْسِنَة (muḥsina) — female benefactor
- Dutch: weldoenster — female benefactor
- German: Wohltäterin — female benefactor
- Ancient Greek: εὐεργέτῐς (euergétĭs) — female benefactor
- Northern Kurdish: xêrkar — female benefactor
- Polish: dobrodziejka — female benefactor