"patroness" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpeɪtɹənɪs/ [UK], /ˌpeɪtɹəˈnɛs/ [UK] Forms: patronesses [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English patronesse, from Late Latin patronissa, from Classical Latin patrōnus; equivalent to patron + -ess. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|patronesse}} Middle English patronesse, {{der|en|LL.|patronissa}} Late Latin patronissa, {{uder|en|la|patrōnus}} Latin patrōnus, {{af|en|patron|-ess}} patron + -ess Head templates: {{en-noun}} patroness (plural patronesses)
  1. (religion) A female patron goddess or saint. Categories (topical): Religion
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  2. (dated, more generally) A woman who sponsors or supports a given activity, person etc.; a female patron. Tags: broadly, dated
    Sense id: en-patroness-en-noun-xD1zCe7I Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ess, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 39 20 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ess: 41 37 22 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 43 35 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 45 38 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (female patron): dame patronesse [feminine] (French), Patronin [feminine] (German), patróna (Hungarian), banéarlamh [masculine] (Irish), patronessa [feminine] (Italian), fautrīx [feminine] (Latin), muimme [feminine] (Old Irish)
Disambiguation of 'female patron': 48 52

Verb

IPA: /ˈpeɪtɹənɪs/ [UK], /ˌpeɪtɹəˈnɛs/ [UK] Forms: patronesses [present, singular, third-person], patronessing [participle, present], patronessed [participle, past], patronessed [past]
Etymology: From Middle English patronesse, from Late Latin patronissa, from Classical Latin patrōnus; equivalent to patron + -ess. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|patronesse}} Middle English patronesse, {{der|en|LL.|patronissa}} Late Latin patronissa, {{uder|en|la|patrōnus}} Latin patrōnus, {{af|en|patron|-ess}} patron + -ess Head templates: {{en-verb}} patroness (third-person singular simple present patronesses, present participle patronessing, simple past and past participle patronessed)
  1. To support or sponsor as a patroness.
    Sense id: en-patroness-en-verb-ti-oYgTP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ess, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 39 20 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ess: 41 37 22 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 43 35 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 45 38 18

Inflected forms

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        "3": "patronesse"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English patronesse",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "LL.",
        "3": "patronissa"
      },
      "expansion": "Late Latin patronissa",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "patrōnus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin patrōnus",
      "name": "uder"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "patron",
        "3": "-ess"
      },
      "expansion": "patron + -ess",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English patronesse, from Late Latin patronissa, from Classical Latin patrōnus; equivalent to patron + -ess.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "patronesses",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "patronessing",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "patronessed",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "patronessed",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "patroness (third-person singular simple present patronesses, present participle patronessing, simple past and past participle patronessed)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1865, Charles Dickens, Our Mutual Friend:",
          "text": "If I buy a ticket for a Flower Show, or a Music Show, or any sort of Show, and pay pretty heavy for it, why am I to be Patroned and Patronessed as if the Patrons and Patronesses treated me?",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1917, The Villager - Volume 1, page 182:",
          "text": "on a following page there is half a column devoted to a forthcoming fashion show, patronessed by well-known New York society women yet frankly and baldly for the purposes of trade and advertisement—how ironical the announcement, “for the benefit of our soldiers at the front!\"",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1918, Home Mission Monthly - Volume 32, Issue 10, page 236:",
          "text": "The second outstanding encouragement is the growing number of Circles organized and \"patronessed\" by members of the Chapters.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1926, The Cap and Gown, page 360:",
          "text": "Subsequent comments were equally cordial from those who patronized and those who patronessed, though the agreement was general that in the future a little more floor space would not be wasted.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To support or sponsor as a patroness."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "support",
          "support"
        ],
        [
          "sponsor",
          "sponsor"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpeɪtɹənɪs/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌpeɪtɹəˈnɛs/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "patroness"
}

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