patroness
C34073
concept
A patroness is a woman who supports, sponsors, or champions a person, cause, institution, or artistic endeavor, often providing financial, social, or moral backing.
Observed surface forms (5)
- madam ×3
- benefactress ×1
- dedicatee ×1
- patron of women writers ×1
- theatre patron ×1
Instances (9)
- Our Lady of Guadeloupe (local Catholic devotion)
- Our Lady of Peñafrancia
- Dora Flood via concept surface "madam"
- Annie Horniman via concept surface "theatre patron"
- Begbick via concept surface "madam"
- Margaret Clifford, Countess of Cumberland via concept surface "patron of women writers"
- Madame Charles Fuchs via concept surface "dedicatee"
- Madame de Warens via concept surface "benefactress"
- Xaviera Hollander via concept surface "madam"