patronne

/ French (patrɔn) /

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

Words nearby patronne

I am not harming Miss Lawton, who has been my patronne, my one friend in this strange, big country.

The Crevice |William John Burns and Isabel Ostrander
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
The patronne is a motherly creature with half a dozen of her own brood.

In the Day of Adversity |John Bloundelle-Burton
"They are for des messieurs—for gentlemen," said the patronne diffidently.

The Belovd Vagabond |William J. Locke

Two rooms were accessible from the tiny hall, but I entered the right one, and there by the window sat the patronne.

Atlantic Classics |Various