patronesse
Afrikaans
Noun
patronesse
- plural of patrones
Italian
Noun
patronesse f
- plural of patronessa
Anagrams
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Late Latin patronissa; equivalent to patroun + -esse.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paːtruˈnɛs(ə)/, /paːtruˈnɛs(ə)/, /ˈpatrunɛs(ə)/, /ˈpaːtrunɛs(ə)/
Noun
patronesse
- A female patron saint or divinity.
- (rare) A female exemplar or guideline (to imitate to avoid).
Descendants
- English: patroness
References
- “pā̆trọ̄nes(se, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 17 March 2019.
- “pā̆trọ̄nes(se, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 17 March 2019.