Madame de Pompadour was a patroness of the arts.
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Patroness
Synonyms for "patroness" (26 found)
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7 translations across 7 languages.
French
1 entries- dame patronesse noun (female patron)
German
1 entries- Patronin noun (female patron)
Hungarian
1 entries- patróna noun (female patron)
Irish
1 entries- banéarlamh noun (female patron)
Italian
1 entries- patronessa noun (female patron)
Latin
1 entries- fautrīx noun (female patron)
Old Irish
1 entries- muimme noun (female patron)
Sample sentences
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And Night, the patronesse of love-stealth fayre, / Gave them safe conduct, till to end they came.
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As a young girl, Sor Juana felt protected by Minerva's wisdom and knowledge, and this may explain why she felt connected to this goddess who was patroness of both wisdom and, “persons engaged in the learned professions.”
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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?
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