Lady Bountiful
noun
a wealthy lady in George Farquhar's The Beaux' Stratagem, noted for her kindness and generosity.
Lady Bountifuls
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pluralof Lady Bountiful.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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But boo also to the Lady Bountifuls who want to rectify things.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 23, 2012
Country Lady Bountifuls, with gossip of the village and the poultry-yard?
From Cecil Castlemaine's Gage, Lady Marabout's Troubles, and Other Stories by Ouida
They came not in the spirit of Lady Bountifuls condescending to a hireling, but because they wanted to chat with an old time friend.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 1 by Work Projects Administration
The charity of most of the Lord and Lady Bountifuls begins with money, and ends there.
From Thrift by Samuel Smiles
"In case you don't like your work," she Lady Bountifuls me, "I can get you a stylish place as maid with some society people just out of Chicago—friends of mine, an elegant family."
From The Woman Who Toils Being the Experiences of Two Gentlewomen as Factory Girls by Marie Van Vorst
