patronne

From French feminine of: patron

patronne (plural patronnes)

1. (in France) A woman who is the owner (or wife of an owner) of a business such as a bar or restaurant

• enpatron

• IPA^(key): /patʁɔn/
• Homophones: patronnent, patronnes

patronne f (plural patronnes)

1. (female) owner
2. madame (of a brothel)
   • 1930, André Malraux, La voie royale:

     La patronne avait poussé vers Perken une fille toute jeune, qui souriait.

     The madame had pushed towards Perken a young girl, who was smiling.

patronne

1. first-person singular present indicative of patronner
2. third-person singular present indicative of patronner
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of patronner
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of patronner
5. second-person singular imperative of patronner

• “patronne” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).