benefactress

benefactress
/ben"euh fak'tris, ben'euh fak"-/, n.
a woman who confers a benefit, bequest, endowment, or the like.
[1425-75; late ME benefactrice; see BENEFACTOR, -ESS]
Usage. See -ess.

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