foundress

Pronunciation: /ˈfaʊndɹəs/

The English word “foundress” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

A female founder (“one who founds or establishes”).
A female animal which establishes a colony.
A female founder (“one who founds or casts metals”).

Etymology

From Middle English founderess, founderesse, foundress (“female founder or builder of a city; female founder or benefactor of a religious house; (figuratively) female inventor or originator; (figuratively) a source”) [and other forms]; from founder, foundere, foundour (“founder or builder of a building, city, country, etc.; builder or endower of a church, college, monastery, etc.; benefactor or…

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