benefactress

 [ben-uh-fak-tris, ben-uh-fak-]  

ben·e·fac·tress

   [ben-uh-fak-tris, ben-uh-fak-]
noun
a woman who confers a benefit, bequest, endowment, or the like.
Also, benefactrix.

Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English benefactrice; see benefactor, -ess

Usage note
See -ess.

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benefactor (ˈbɛnɪˌfæktə, ˌbɛnɪˈfæk-)
 
—n
a person who supports or helps a person, institution, etc, esp by giving money; patron
 
'benefactress
 
—fem n

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