patronesse

Afrikaans

Noun

patronesse

1. plural of patrones

Italian

Noun

patronesse f

1. 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

1. A female patron saint or divinity.
2. (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.