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patronne

/ patrɔn /

noun

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


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

After lunch the patronne offered to show us some of the hotel rooms.

She, the youngest patronne in the quartier, to ignore deliberately the friendly call of a neighbor!

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.

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