pa·tron·ess

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• pa|tron|ess — «PAY truh nihs, PAT ruh », noun. a woman patron …   Useful english dictionary

• ess — farm·er·ess; fruit·er·ess; ghost·ess; gi·ant·ess; guard·i·an·ess; heir·ess; her·mit·ess; jew·ess; join·tur·ess; judg·ess; knav·ess; knight·ess; land·grav·ess; law·yer·ess; leop·ard·ess; li·on·ess; man·ag·er·ess; man·ess; mar·shal·ess; may·or·ess; …   English syllables

• patroness — pa·tron·ess …   English syllables

• pa — ac·com·pa·ni·er; ac·com·pa·ni·ment; ac·com·pa·nist; ac·com·pa·ny; aco·pa; adre·no sym·pa·thet·ic; af·ro·pa·vo; ag·pa·ite; ali·pa·ta; ama·pa; am·pa·la·ya; am·pa·ro; am·phi·car·pa; anas·pa·lin; an·tic·i·pa·tion; an·tic·i·pa·tive; an·tic·i·pa·tor;… …   English syllables

• patroness — pa•tron•ess [[t]ˈpeɪ trə nɪs[/t]] n. use a woman who protects, supports, or sponsors someone or something • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME patronesse female patron saint < OF usage: See ess …   From formal English to slang

• Patroness — Pa tron*ess, n. [Cf. F. patronnesse.] A female patron or helper. Spenser. [1913 Webster] Night, best patroness of grief. Milton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• patroness — pa|tron|ess [ˈpeıtrənıs] n a woman who supports the activities of a person or organization, by giving money or using their name in advertising →↑patron …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• patroness — pa|tron|ess [ peıtrənəs ] noun count a female PATRON of an activity or organization …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• tromper — (tron pé) v. a. 1°   Induire en erreur en employant la ruse, l artifice, le mensonge. •   Il me répondit en se moquant de moi, que je devais avoir observé que le monde veut être trompé ; ce mot est vrai, et se vérifia en cette occasion, RETZ Mém …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

• er — er·i·an·thus; er·ic; er·i·ca; er·i·ca·ce·ae; er·i·cad; er·i·ca·les; er·i·ce·tal; er·i·ce·tic·o·lous; er·i·coid; er·i·co·phyte; erig·er·on; er·i·glos·sa; er·ik·ite; er·i·na·ceous; er·i·na·ceus; er·in·ite; er·i·nose; er·i·o·bot·rya;… …   English syllables