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单词 benefactress
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benefactressn.

Brit. /ˈbɛnᵻfaktrᵻs/, /bɛnᵻˈfaktrᵻs/, U.S. /ˈbɛnəˌfæktrəs/, /ˌbɛnəˈfæktrəs/
Etymology: < benefactor n. + -ess suffix1.
A female benefactor.
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [noun] > person > female
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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).
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