foundress
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- noun
- /ˈfaʊndrəs/
- Archaic
:
fundadora
- The cooperation of two or more foundresses is a form of survivorship insurance, says Reeve.
- foundress of a religious
Examples
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He later recounted to Mother Pelletier, foundress of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd, an experience he had at Stonyhurst that demonstrates just how poor his family had become.
Blog text (2) -
This feast continues until autumn when the foundress changes course.
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Every five years, my name comes up for the "Foundress' Feast."
Blog text (22) -
The history of the Church is perhaps most beautifully portrayed through the history of her schools of spirituality, most of which stem from the saintly lives of founders and foundresses.
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The only genetic change needed to cross the threshold to the eusocial grade is the foundress's possession of an allele that holds the foundress and her offspring to the nest.
Academic text (2008) -
The only genetic change needed to cross the threshold to the eusocial grade is the foundress's possession of an allele that holds the foundress and her offspring to the nest.
Academic text (2008) -
Sophia Smith, the foundress of Smith College, stated in the third article of her will that "because all education should be for the glory of God and the good of man, I direct that the Holy Scriptures be daily and systematically read and studied in said college, and that all the discipline shall be pervaded by the spirit of evangelical Christian religion."
Blog text (4) -
"She will retaliate to protect her second brood if alphas do any reproductive cheating," says Reeve. "The modulation of aggression between foundresses changes according to their value to each other."
Academic text (1996) -
Leoba (d. 779) was a nun whom Boniface invited to participate in the mission to Bavaria; she became his colleague, an important teacher, and a foundress of monastic houses for Bavarian women.
Academic text (2002) -
She is the foundress of a new community dedicated to helping the needy.
Synonyms
A woman who starts an organization like a school or charity
A woman who helps start an organization with others
A person who starts an organization like a company or charity
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Etymology
The word foundress comes from the verb found, which means 'to start or set up', plus the feminine ending -ess that marks a woman. So a foundress is a woman who starts or establishes an institution.