English Explanatory Dictionary

Lady Bountiful

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A rich and generous woman.
  2. Our Lady
  3. A woman who patronisingly shows off her wealth by acts of generosity.

Word forms

Lady Bountiful Lady Bountifuls Ladies Bountiful

Etymology

* From a character in the 18th century play The Beaux' Stratagem by George Farquhar

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