patronnesse
French, adjective/pa.tʁɔ.nɛs/
patronnesse is spelled P-A-T-R-O-N-N-E-S-S-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 34 million words in written French, the 186,002nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Patronnesse is a French feminine adjective meaning “only used in dame patronnesse” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui protège”.
What does patronnesse mean in English?
adjective
- 1
feminineonly used in dame patronnesse
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui protège.
noun: 1. Femme qui patronne une œuvre de charité.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of patronnesse
- patronnesses feminine plural
- patronesse
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce patronnesse?
- /pa.tʁɔ.nɛs/
- \pa.tʁɔ.nɛs\
- [pa.tʁɔ.nɛs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is patronnesse in French?
patronnesse appears about once in every 34 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).