patroness
noun (patroness, patronesses)
Everyday
- A patroness is a woman who supports, protects or pays for a cause, a church, a school or an artist. tree →
- A patroness can be a female saint or goddess who guards a place or group. tree →
In the lessons
in lessons a lady who helps artists or protects learning; in tales a goddess who guards a city
Examples
- She was the patroness of the new library. tree →
- The goddess was the patroness of learning. tree →
- Our school has a generous patroness. tree →
Note
nothing for maths.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «patroness» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «patroness» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
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