patronesse
Afrikaans
Noun
patronesse
- plural of patrones
Italian
Noun
patronesse f
- plural of patronessa
Anagrams
- prenotasse, serpentosa, speronaste, traponesse
Middle English
Alternative forms
- patrones, patronyse
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.