patroness

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈpeɪtɹənɪs/, /ˌpeɪtɹəˈnɛs/

Noun

patroness (plural patronesses)

1. A woman who sponsors or supports a given activity, person etc.; a female patron.
   • 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.10:

     And Night, the patronesse of love-stealth fayre, / Gave them safe conduct, till to end they came.

Translations

• French: dame patronesse
• Italian: patronessa

Verb

patroness (patronesses, present participle patronessing; past and past participle patronessed)

1. To support or sponsor as a patroness.

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