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Meaning of "benefactress" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BENEFACTRESS

benefactress  [ˈbenɪfæktrɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BENEFACTRESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Benefactress is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BENEFACTRESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Benefactor (law)

A benefactor is a person who gives some form of help to benefit a person, group or organization, often gifting a monetary contribution in the form of an endowment to help a cause. Benefactors are humanitarian leaders and charitable patrons providing assistance in many forms, such as an alumnus from a university giving back to a college or an individual providing assistance to others. The word benefactor comes from Latin bene and factor.

Definition of benefactress in the English dictionary

The definition of benefactress in the dictionary is a woman who supports or helps a person, institution, etc, esp by giving money; patron.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BENEFACTRESS


actress
ˈæktrɪs
buttress
ˈbʌtrɪs
cicatrice
ˈsɪkətrɪs
cockatrice
ˈkɒkətrɪs
conductress
kənˈdʌktrɪs
electress
ɪˈlɛktrɪs
fortress
ˈfɔːtrɪs
huntress
ˈhʌntrɪs
instructress
ɪnˈstrʌktrɪs
malefactress
ˈmælɪˌfæktrɪs
mattress
ˈmætrɪs
mistress
ˈmɪstrɪs
proprietress
prəˈpraɪətrɪs
protectress
prəˈtɛktrɪs
seamstress
ˈsɛmstrɪs
songstress
ˈsɒŋstrɪs
temptress
ˈtɛmptrɪs
Ventris
ˈvɛntrɪs
victress
ˈvɪktrɪs
waitress
ˈweɪtrɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BENEFACTRESS

benefact
benefaction
benefactor
benefactory
benefic
benefice
beneficence
beneficent
beneficential
beneficently
beneficial
beneficial owner
beneficially
beneficialness
beneficiaries
beneficiary
beneficiate
beneficiation
benefit
benefit association

WORDS THAT END LIKE BENEFACTRESS

address
air mattress
antistress
cocktail waitress
de-stress
distress
enchantress
flying fortress
headmistress
in distress
inner spring mattress
movie actress
overstress
prestress
seductress
shear stress
stress
supporting actress
tensile stress
tress
yield stress

Synonyms and antonyms of benefactress in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «benefactress» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BENEFACTRESS

Find out the translation of benefactress to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of benefactress from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «benefactress» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

恩人
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

benefactora
570 millions of speakers

English

benefactress
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

محسنة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

благодетельницей
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

benfeitora
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দাতা-নারী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bienfaitrice
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pengacara
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wohltäterin
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

benefactress
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

후원자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Benefactress
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người làm việc phải
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

benefactress
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दत्तक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hayırsever kadın
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

benefattrice
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dobrodziejka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

благодійниця
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

binefăcătoarea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ευεργέτιδα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

weldoener
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

välgörarinnan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

velgjører
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of benefactress

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BENEFACTRESS»

The term «benefactress» is normally little used and occupies the 122.905 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BENEFACTRESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «benefactress» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «benefactress» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about benefactress

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BENEFACTRESS»

Discover the use of benefactress in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to benefactress and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Benefactress
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
1866-1941 Elizabeth, 2010
2
The Benefactress
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
‎2012
3
Belle Assemblée: Or, Court and Fashionable Magazine; ...
My benefactress, in the mean time, having fortunately been apprized of my being indisposed, had the goodness to come to me; I requested she would dismiss all that were present, and then my tears and despair informed her of the criir e of her  ...
4
Extraordinary Bodies: Figuring Physical Disability in ...
narrator and Hagar, for here Stowe presents the model for the relation between an empowered maternal benefactress and her disabled counterpart that Davis and Phelps take up later. lt is important, however, to examine first how the figure of ...
Rosemarie Garland Thomson, 1997
5
Charity and Power in Early Modern Italy: Benefactors and ...
Rosa Teresa, benefactress, 218 Forni, Margherita, court's lady, nun, holy woman, 168 note 52 Forzate, House of the building. 233 inmates, 1 15, 165, 225. 247 Foucault, Michel, 253 foundlings, 41 put to work, 229, 230 boys/female ratio.
Sandra Cavallo, 1995
6
Jane Eyre, with Autoskim - Reread, Revise and Relive the ...
"I hope that sigh is from the heart, and that you repent of ever having been the occasion of discomfort to your excellent benefactress." "Benefactress! benefactress!" said I inwardly: "they all call Mrs. Reed my benefactress; if so, a benefactress is ...
Charlotte Bronte, 2006
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Jane Eyre
"I hope that sigh is from the heart, and that you repent of ever having been the occasion of discomfort to your excellent benefactress." "Benefactress! benefactress!" said I, inwardly: "they all call Mrs. Reed my benefactress; if so, a benefactress is ...
Charlotte Bronte, 2013
8
Plays: A Protegee of the Mistress, Poverty Is No Crime, Sin ...
Ah, benefactress, you see he's still a child; he did it just out of stupidity. Madam Ulanbekov. No, he needs a good .... Vasilisa Peregrinovna. What do you say, benefactress ? He's still a regular booby ! What can you expect of him ! He'll get wiser ...
Alexander Ostrovsky, George Rapall Noyes, 2010
9
THE BRONTE COLLECTION - JANE EYRE & WUTHERING HEIGHTS, Two ...
"I hope thatsigh is from theheart, and thatyou repent of ever having been the occasion of discomfort to your excellent benefactress." "Benefactress! benefactress!" saidI inwardly: "they all call Mrs. Reed my benefactress; if so, a benefactress is.
Charlotte Brontë, Emily Brontë, Includes Bonus Full Audio
10
Three Novels by the Brontë Sisters
said I, inwardly: 'they all call Mrs Reed my benefactress; if so, a benefactress is a disagreeable thing.' 'Do you say your prayers night and morning?' continued my interrogator. 'Yes, sir.' 'Do you read your bible?' 'Sometimes.' 'With pleasure?
Charlotte Bront, Emily Bronte, Anne Bront, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BENEFACTRESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term benefactress is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Saw's songs make work fly by
At one point when I got the saw hopelessly stuck, I barged into my tool benefactress' kitchen and begged for a bowl of ice cream. Catherine ... «Thousand Oaks Acorn, Jul 15»
2
Charlotte Kimelman's giving spirit remembered
Charlotte Kimelman, a great benefactress to the U.S. Virgin Islands, died Saturday in West Palm Beach, Fla. She was 93. "She was a lovely, ... «Virgin Islands Daily News, Jun 15»
3
Hurdles remain for Sweet Briar despite deal
... shuttered after 114 years, in violation of the eternal wish of its founding benefactress, Indiana Fletcher Williams, that it operate in perpetuity. «Bristol Herald Courier, Jun 15»
4
Lives of pioneer madam, coach owner to be portrayed at museum
... that were often patronized by miners back from the gold fields, she became a public benefactress, particularly providing for needy firemen. «Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, Jun 15»
5
La Jollans attend comprehensive arts forum
Its first president, La Jolla benefactress Ellen Browning Scripps, provided primary funding for the Athenaeum's main building and rotunda, ... «La Jolla Light, Jun 15»
6
Rapa Nui Reef sinking to enliven weekend
Rapa Nui Reef and its benefactress. Mark Randall, Sun Sentinel. Margaret Blume, a Boca Raton resident, donated the $500,000 that went into ... «Sun Sentinel, Jun 15»
7
Schapiro: Virginia Supreme Court takes special interest in Sweet …
... a trust created by its benefactress more than a century ago. Those who want to keep Sweet Briar open say the school is, and always will be, ... «Richmond.com, May 15»
8
Secret Regency snogs: a guide to furtive love (and other naughty …
One is between the heroine and her former tutor, now Mrs Weston, and the other when Harriet kisses her benefactress's hand. In the practice of ... «The Guardian, May 15»
9
Easter Island heads to be sunk off Deerfield Beach on June 7
The donation came from a Boca Raton benefactress Margaret Blume, who had the idea that something for divers to explore could be an ... «Sun Sentinel, May 15»
10
BARBARA MCMICHAEL | Rapunzel brought down to earth
Infuriated by Jack's manner and panicked that she would have done anything to endanger her benefactress's well-being, Rapunzel descends the tower for the ... «Kitsap Sun, May 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Benefactress [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/benefactress>. Apr 2024 ».
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