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Definition of Patroness
1. Noun. A woman who is a patron or the wife of a patron.
Definition of Patroness
1. n. A female patron or helper.
Definition of Patroness
1. Noun. A female patron. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Patroness
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Medical Definition of Patroness
1. A female patron or helper. "Night, best patroness of grief." (Milton) Origin: Cf. F. Patronnesse. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Patroness
Literary usage of Patroness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Novels of Jane Austen by Jane Austen (1892)
"The power of displaying the grandeur of his patroness to his wondering visitors,
and of letting them see her civility towards himself and his wife, ..."
2. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal by William Chambers, Robert Chambers (1846)
"One of the best in the lot is ' the Lady patroness.' Provincial ladies may wish
to know something of this great woman. Yet Mrs Gore has hopes of the present ..."
3. The Life of Lorenzo De' Medici, Called the Magnificent: Called the Magnificent by William Roscoe (1803)
"... plished women of the age, and distinguished "• herself not only as a patroness
of learning, but by her own writings. Of these some specimens yet remain, ..."
4. Roman Private Law in the Times of Cicero and of the Antonines by Henry John Roby (1902)
"A patroness' son, if he had a child or children, was given by the lex Papia the
... the old rights of patron or patron's children or of patroness to the ..."
5. General History of the Christian Religion and Church by August Neander, Joseph Torrey (1849)
"The connection once formed with this powerful patroness, he made use of it to
gain influence and consideration in secular affairs, and to surround himself ..."
6. Proceedings by Anglo-Russian Literary Society (1897)
"They were afterwards received by the EMPRESS, who graciously consented to become
a patroness of the Anglo-Russian Society. ..."
7. Woman; Her Position, Influence, and Achievement Throughout the Civilized by William C. King (1902)
"patroness OF LEARNING AND LITERATURE. —I—sot—v — l^/N'NE of Bretagne, or Brittany,
only daughter of Francis II., Duke of •*••*. Bretagne, was born at Nantes ..."
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