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Definition of Foundress
1. Noun. A woman founder.
Definition of Foundress
1. n. A female founder; a woman who founds or establishes, or who endows with a fund.
Definition of Foundress
1. Noun. A female founder. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Foundress
1. A female founder; a woman who founds or establishes, or who endows with a fund. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Foundress
Literary usage of Foundress
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Monks of the West, from St. Benedict to St. Bernard by Charles Forbes Montalembert, Aurélien Courson (1872)
"... foundress of Folkestone. — The legend of Dom- ncva and her brothers. — The
hind's run in the Isle of Thanet. — Great popularity of St. Mildred. ..."
2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"Their rule was approved by Pius IX and confirmed by Leo XIII. The foundress was
declared Venerable by the Holy See, 11 Feb., 1908. ..."
3. The Nun of Kenmare: An Autobiography by Mary Francis Cusack (1889)
"The Troubled Life of the foundress of the Sisters of Notre Da-tie. ... THE " Life
of Mother Julia," the foundress of the order of Sisters of Notre Dame, ..."
4. History of the College of St. John the Evangelist, Cambridge by Thomas Baker (1869)
"... whereof was never received by them, by the foundress' misfortunes 5 coming on
soon after, which disabled her to make good what she so well intended. ..."
5. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1885)
"MC AIKENHEAD, MAUY (1787-1858), foundress of the Irish sisters of charity, was
born on 19 Jan. 1787. She was the eldest daughter of Dr. David Aikenhead, ..."
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