patronesse
Afrikaans
Italian
Middle English
Etymology
From Late Latin patrone; equivalent to patroun + -esse.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paːtˈroːnɛs(ə)/, /paːtˈruːnɛs(ə)/, /ˈpaːtrɔnɛs(ə)/, /ˈpaːtrunɛs(ə)/, /pat-/
Noun
patronesse
- A female patron saint or divinity; a holy figure supervising an area.
- (rare) A female exemplar or guideline (to imitate or to avoid).
Descendants
- English: patroness
References
- “pā̆trọ̄nes(se, n.(1).” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-17.
- “pā̆trọ̄nes(se, n.(2).” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-17.
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