benefactress

noun

Etymology

From benefactor + -ess.

  1. derived from benefaciō
  2. derived from benefactor
  3. inherited from benefactor
  4. suffixed as benefactress — “benefactor + ess

Definitions

  1. A female benefactor.

The neighborhood

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