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Patronless vs Patroness - What's the difference?

patronless | patroness |

As an adjective patronless

is lacking a patron or patrons; unsponsored; unpatronized; unpatroned.

As a noun patroness is

a woman who sponsors or supports a given activity, person etc; a female patron.

patronless

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Lacking a patron or patrons; unsponsored; unpatronized; unpatroned.
    • English words suffixed with -less

    patroness

    English

    Noun

    (patronesses)
  • A woman who sponsors or supports a given activity, person etc.; a female patron.
  • *1590 , (Edmund Spenser), The Faerie Queene , III.10:
  • *:And Night, the patronesse of love-stealth fayre, / Gave them safe conduct, till to end they came.
  • * James Branch Cabell

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