Patroness

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A woman who supports, protects, or champions someone or something, such as an institution, event, or cause; a sponsor or benefactor.
  • n. A woman who possesses the right to grant an ecclesiastical benefice to a member of the clergy.
  • n. A patron saint. See Usage Note at -ess.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A woman who sponsors or supports a given activity, person etc.; a female patron.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A female patron or helper.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A female patron.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a woman who is a patron or the wife of a patron
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    patron    supporter    sponsor   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    benefactor    protectress    patron    Monseigneur    protector    marchioness    paymaster    benefactress    consort   
     
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