patronnesse
See also: patroness
French
editEtymology
editFrom patron (“patron”) + -esse (“-ess”).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editpatronnesse f (feminine only, feminine plural patronnesses)
- Only used in dame patronnesse
Further reading
edit- “patronnesse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.