单词 | benefactress |
释义 | benefactressn. A female benefactor. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [noun] > person > female benefactrix1615 benefactrice1710 benefactress1711 good fairy1716 fairy godmother1857 aunt1861 1711 D. Manley Dk. Marlborough's Vindic. 15 Whilst his gracious Benefactress is contented to take up her Residence in an old patch'd-up Palace. 1781 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall III. xlviii. 32 They basely conspired against their benefactress. 1823 C. Lamb Oxf. in Vacation in Elia 19 And pay a devoir to some Founder, or noble or royal Benefactress. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1711 |
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