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benefactrix

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ben⋅e⋅fac⋅trix

  [ben-uh-fak-triks, ben-uh-fak-]
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–noun, plural ben⋅e⋅fac⋅trix⋅es  [ben-uh-fak-trik-siz, ben-uh-fak-] , ben⋅e⋅fac⋅tri⋅ces  [ben-uh-fak-truh-seez, -fak-trahy-seez] .
benefactress.
Origin:
benefac(tor) + -trix

Usage note:
See -trix.

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 ME benefactrice; see benefactor, -ess

Usage note:
See -ess.
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