a charitable woman, esp. one who gives ostentatiously: a humorous or sarcastic usage
Origin of Lady Bountiful
after a character in Farquhar's comedy The Beaux' Stratagem (1707)Lady Bountiful
Lady BountifulWebster's New World College Dictionary, Fifth Edition Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural Ladies Bountiful)
- A rich and generous woman.
- (derogatory) An over-patronising woman, showing off her wealth by acts of 'overwhelming' generosity.
Origin
- From a character in the 18th century play The Beaux' Stratagem by George Farquhar
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