benefactress

• He planted them all, after much deliberation and some changes, on the shores of his beloved lake at Vevay, the spot where his benefactress was born, and which he always thought the richest and loveliest in all Europe. —  Rousseau (Volume 1 of 2)
• But Pip not unnaturally thinks that his unknown benefactress is a certain Miss Havisham, who, having been bitterly wronged in her love affairs, lives in eccentric fashion near his native place, amid the mouldering mementoes of her wedding day. —  Life of Charles Dickens
• When I reached home, the arms of my benefactress were thrown round me, and our tears mingled. —  Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
• She is my benefactress, and I thank her. —  Cruel As The Grave
• In order to save his own skin the wretch did not hesitate to turn king’s evidence and to sacrifice the life of his benefactress, a woman who is described as having "spent a great part of her life in acts of charity, visiting the gaols and looking after the poor." —  London and the Kingdom - Volume II

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