Pa″tron‐ess (?), n. [Cf. F. patronnesse.] A female patron or helper. Spenser.
Night, best patroness of grief. Milton.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.