Patroness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Patroness \Pa"tron*ess\, n. [Cf. F. patronnesse.]
     A female patron or helper. --Spenser.
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           Night, best patroness of grief.          --Milton.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  patroness
       n : a woman who is a patron or the wife of a patron [syn: {patronne}]