Definitions

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  • noun A woman who is the owner (or wife of an owner) of a business such as a bar or restaurant

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  • noun a woman who is a patron or the wife of a patron

Etymologies

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From French feminine of: patron

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Examples

  • The patronne is racing about like a demon, taking orders, slapping down plates of fish, planting bottles of wine on the table with a thump.

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  • J'aurai bien dit de me telephoner dans la journee une fois dispo MAIS voila qu'a midi je recois un coup de fil de ma "patronne" ....

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  • Sancta Rufola, la noble patronne de cette blague! mes devises

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