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patroness Definition

pa·tron·ess (trə nis)

noun

a female patron

patroness Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • music: However, a meeting with Mrs Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge, the American patroness of chamber music, changed all this.
  • art: Minerva was the goddess of wisdom, and a patroness of arts and trades.
  • city: On the top of the hill lies the ' Ermita de la Virgen de Belén ' , the patroness of the city.
  • poet: She was herself a distinguished scholar and poet as well as a patroness of poets and writers.
  • church: A well, named after St Catherine, patroness of the little church, is said to have existed here. ' ( Horne ).
  • order: The image depicts Our Lady as the patroness of the Order of Carmel.

Converse of object

become: When she became Patroness, there were only 18 Fellows, compared with the present 78.

Adjective modifier

  • American: However, a meeting with Mrs Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge, the American patroness of chamber music, changed all this.
  • new: Our new Patroness more than made up for the hiatus.

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