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Patmore

American  
[pat-mawr, -mohr] / ˈpæt mɔr, -moʊr /

noun

  1. Coventry (Kersey Dighton) 1823–96, English poet and essayist.


Patmore British  
/ ˈpætmɔː /

noun

  1. Coventry ( Kersey Dighton ). 1823–96, English poet. His works, celebrating both conjugal and divine love, include The Angel in the House (1854–62) and The Unknown Eros (1877)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Daisy began her journey at Downton Abbey as a belabored kitchen maid, but eventually the estate’s revered cook Mrs. Patmore took her under her wing.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2025

Dream movie moment: Mrs. Patmore and Daisy open a tearoom and become the subjects of history’s first reality show.

From Seattle Times Sep. 10, 2019

Best scene That delicious bit of marriage brokerage between Mrs. Patmore and Carson.

From New York Times Jan. 3, 2016

"Anybody who sees the lobster doesn't want to be there," says Lesley Nicol, who plays head cook Mrs Patmore.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2014

Patmore fled the country, Christie and Traill took their trial and were acquitted.

From Essays in English Literature, 1780-1860 by Saintsbury, George

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