/ Dictionary / Index B benefactress: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: ben•e•fac•tress Pronunciation: (ben'u-fak"tris, ben"u-fak'-), [key] — n. a woman who confers a benefit, bequest, endowment, or the like. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: benefactress (Thesaurus) benefactor benefactrix Related Content Daily Word Quiz: blanch Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language