patronne

/ French (patrɔn) /


noun
  1. a woman who owns or manages a hotel, restaurant, or bar

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How to use patronne in a sentence

  • She herself has been elevated to sainthood as the patronne of the vagabond gipsies of all the world.

    The Automobilist Abroad | M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield
  • After lunch the patronne offered to show us some of the hotel rooms.

    Europe from a Motor Car | Russell Richardson
  • She, the youngest patronne in the quartier, to ignore deliberately the friendly call of a neighbor!

    Zut and Other Parisians | Guy Wetmore Carryl
  • The old patronne went on undressing the little girls, getting them hurriedly into bed and telling them to be quiet.

  • So I spoke to the pleasant young woman and inquired if the old patronne were still living.