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# patroness

noun (patroness, patronesses)

«patroness» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A patroness is a woman who supports, protects or pays for a cause, a church, a school or an artist. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patroness/#m1)
2. A patroness can be a female saint or goddess who guards a place or group. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patroness/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patroness/#x1)
- The goddess was the patroness of learning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patroness/#x2)
- Our school has a generous patroness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patroness/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «patroness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patroness/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«patroness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/patroness.html) on Mova free.