Patroness definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary PAT'RONESS, n. A female ... supports. Now night came down,and rose full soon That patroness of rogues,the moon. 1. A female guardian saint. 2 ... is a patron or the wife of a patron [syn: patroness, patronne] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 15th century a woman who is a patron Webster's 1913 Dictionary Patroness Pa"tron*ess, n. [Cf. F. patronnesse.] A female patron or helper. --Spenser. Night, best patroness of grief. --Milton. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (patronesses) A woman ... is a patron of something can be described as a patroness. = sponsor N-COUNT: usu with supp
... and women members • patronal adjective Oxford Reference Dictionary n. (fem. patroness) 1 a person who gives financial or other support to ... navigating officer, navigator, overlord, padrone, paramount, paranymph, partisan, paterfamilias, patriarch, patroness, philanthropist, pillar, pipes, presenter, promoter, prospect, protagonist, protector, protectress, provider ...
... s 1828 Dictionary FAU'TRESS, n. A female favorer; a patroness. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Fautress Fau"tress, n. [L. fauutrix: cf. F. fautrice.] A patroness. [Obs.] --Chapman.