patroness
pay truh nuhs
- n a woman who is a patron or the wife of a patron
- Spain's highest-ranking officer is the Virgin of Pilar, captain general and patroness of the army.
- The occasion was Havana's'annual procession in homage to Cuba's patroness, the Virgin of Charity.
- An inspiration and patroness to adventurous young directors, especially women, Swinton made her American-film debut as a pan-sexually voracious attorney in Susan Streitfeld's .