† patronessingn.
Obsolete.
The behaviour of a patroness, esp. in support of a cause.Apparently an isolated use.
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1834 New Monthly Mag. May 8 The intrigues of Almack's—the petty partisanship of patronessing.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online September 2019).
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n.1834- to tell a person his fortune
- to tell a person his own
- to tell a person howdy
- to tell a person one's mind
- to tell a person so
- to tell a person what to do with
- to tell a person what to do with something
- to tell a person where to go
- to tell a person where to put
- to tell a person where to put something
- to tell a story
- to tell a thing or two
- to tell all
- to tell apart
- to tell bear tales
- to tell bring tales
- to tell carry tales
- to tell down
- to tell etc own
- to tell etc price of
- to tell etc price upon
- to tell formerly to make a lie
- to tell fortunes
- to tell great price of
- to tell great price upon