benefactresses
Women giving aid
Benefactresses is the plural of benefactress, a female benefactor—a woman who gives money or other aid to a person or cause.
The word is old-fashioned, as benefactor now serves for any gender: The hospital honored its benefactresses at the annual gala.
People who give gifts
- patronessesFemale financial supporters
- sponsorsFunders seeking promotion
- giversThose who donate
- contributorsThose who give help
supporters · funders · charity · almsgivers · foundations · grants · scholarships · bequests
Female financial supporters
- supportersPeople who back something
- sponsorsFunders seeking promotion
- championsContest winners, top performers
- advocatesThose who support causes
enablers · protectors · mentors · commissioners · arts · artists · musicians · composers
Women of aristocratic rank
- aristocratsHereditary ruling class
- duchessesWomen holding ducal titles
- countessesWomen of noble rank
- ladiesWomen, respectfully addressed
heiresses · socialites · dowagers · matriarchs · Victorian · Edwardian · almshouses · hospitals
Female monastery heads
- nunsFemale religious monastics
- sistersFemale kin or nuns
- missionariesReligious workers abroad
- deaconessesWomen in church service roles
churchwomen · convents · monasteries · parishes · alms · tithes · offerings · missions
donors
People who give gifts
- patronessesFemale financial supporters
- sponsorsFunders seeking promotion
- giversThose who donate
contributors · supporters · funders · charity · almsgivers · foundations · grants · scholarships · bequests · trusts
patronesses
Female financial supporters
- supportersPeople who back something
- sponsorsFunders seeking promotion
- championsContest winners, top performers
advocates · enablers · protectors · mentors · commissioners · arts · artists · musicians · composers · writers
noblewomen
Women of aristocratic rank
- aristocratsHereditary ruling class
- duchessesWomen holding ducal titles
- countessesWomen of noble rank
ladies · heiresses · socialites · dowagers · matriarchs · Victorian · Edwardian · almshouses · hospitals · orphanages
abbesses
Female monastery heads
- nunsFemale religious monastics
- sistersFemale kin or nuns
- missionariesReligious workers abroad
deaconesses · churchwomen · convents · monasteries · parishes · alms · tithes · offerings · missions · orphanages
benefactressesrecipients
Those who receive
beneficiaries · receivers · dependents · wards · protégées
benefactressesoppressors
Those who subjugate others
persecutors · tormentors · victimizers · detractors · antagonists