Patroness

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈpeɪtɹənɪs/, /ËŒpeɪtɹəˈnÉ›s/

Origin

From Late Latin patronissa, from Classical Latin patrōnus.

Full definition of patroness

Noun

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.

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