Lady Bountiful
/ˌleɪdi ˈbaʊntɪfl/
/ˌleɪdi ˈbaʊntɪfl/
(British English, usually disapproving)- a woman, especially an upper-class woman, who likes to appear generous with her money or time. The name comes from a character in the play The Beaux' Stratagem (1707) by the Irish writer George Farquhar (1678-1707)
- She likes to help out at the school and play Lady Bountiful.
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