patronesse

Afrikaans

Noun

patronesse

plural of patrones

Italian

Noun

patronesse f

plural of patronessa

Anagrams

prenotasse, presentosa, prosseneta, serpentosa, speronaste, traponesse

Middle English

Alternative forms

patrones, patronyse

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 2019-03-17.
“pā̆trọ̄nes(se, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-17.

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