patronne

/ patrɔn /

noun

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

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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The old patronne went on undressing the little girls, getting them hurriedly into bed and telling them to be quiet.

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So I spoke to the pleasant young woman and inquired if the old patronne were still living.

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