Patroness

(noun.) a woman who is a patron or the wife of a patron.

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• When Briggs had read the epistle out, her patroness laughed more. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• I am Lady Patroness, you know. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
• I'm very sorry, Amy, added Beth, who was still a patroness of cats. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• You had better neglect your relations than run the risk of offending your patroness. 简·奥斯汀. 傲慢与偏见.
• I have found out, said he, by a singular accident, that there is now in the room a near relation of my patroness. 简·奥斯汀. 傲慢与偏见.
• My patroness, too, might hear of him, and not approve. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• Rebecca used to mimic her to her face with the most admirable gravity, thereby rendering the imitation doubly piquant to her worthy patroness. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• If Mr Tom Noakes gives his five shillings ain't he a Patron, and if Mrs Jack Styles gives her five shillings ain't she a Patroness? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• A bell summoned the teachers, patrons, and patronesses to the schoolroom. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• And as to the Patrons and Patronesses themselves, I wonder they're not ashamed of themselves. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.

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