benefactress

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benefactress

noun benefactresses

dated A female benefactor. Oh! youthful benefactress! how often in succeeding years, standing in solitary places, and thinking of thee with grief of heart and perfect love, how often have I wished that, as in ancient times the curse of a father was believed to have a supernatural power, and to pursue its object with a fatal n

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noun female benefactor

Deutsch	Wohltäterin
العربية	مُتَبَرِّعَة mutabarriʕa, مُتَطَوِّعَة mutaṭawwiʕa, مُحْسِنَة muḥsina

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@misc{benefactress_2026,
  title = {benefactress},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/benefactress},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}