Crossword Path

Find words for crosswords, Scrabble and word games

Word entry · 9 letters

patroness

Limited data

No curated clues yet.

Use pattern search to check whether the word fits.

9 lettersPronunciation /ˈpeɪtɹənɪs/Part of speech nounSorted aenoprsstStarts with PEnds with S0 cluesCommon crossword word
1P2A3T4R5O6N7E8S9S

Not quite right?

"Search similar patterns."

P________

Definitions

  1. a woman who is a patron or the wife of a patron

Word origin

From Middle English patronesse, from Late Latin patronissa, from Classical Latin patrōnus; equivalent to patron + -ess.

Used in a sentence

  • And Night, the patronesse of love-stealth fayre, / Gave them safe conduct, till to end they came.
  • 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.”
  • 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?

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer0 curated clues

No curated clues for patroness yet.

Related words