patronne
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Bonnard, whose chatty recollections make up most of the novel, is the quizzical young patronne of a marginally respectable pension just after World War II in Switzerland.
From Time Magazine Archive
Madame Labbaye, the patronne, peered from behind a potted palm.
From Time Magazine Archive
I took a fifty-franc note from my pocket, put it in the envelope, sealed it, and handed it to the patronne.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
At sight of Berthe, Hogshead Geoffroy so far departed from custom as not to give an order to the patronne at the bar; instead, he rose and went towards the girl and unceremoniously embraced her.
From Fantômas by Cranstoun Metcalfe
The old patronne went on undressing the little girls, getting them hurriedly into bed and telling them to be quiet.
From A Woman's Experience in the Great War by Louise Mack
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