patroness

«patroness» in Mova's school dictionary: a woman who supports, protects or pays for a cause, a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (patroness, patronesses)

meaning for a pupil

1) A patroness is a woman who supports, protects or pays for a cause, a church, a school or an artist. tree →

2) A patroness can be a female saint or goddess who guards a place or group. tree →

sense 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 →
• The goddess was the patroness of learning. tree →
• Our school has a generous patroness. tree →

note

nothing for maths.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «patroness» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.