Patronus
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Etymology: From Latin patrōnus (“protector”). A reference to J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series; the term first appears in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (1999). Doublet of padrone, patron, patroon, and pattern.
Inflected forms:
form: Patronuses
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: patronus
pos: noun
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: A person considered one’s protector.
pos: noun
examples: Black women are my patronus, and surrounding myself with villages of black women has been my biggest form of self-care.
The day after the last episode of Totally Biased aired in November 2013, I found out that the head of MSNBC was interested in meeting with me. Rachel Maddow, who I consider my Patronus, had set it up.
For my dear, dear #Witchlanders, you are my patronus. Real talk here: you are my guardians against the darkness. You’re the reason I keep writing every day, the reason I didn’t give up even when this book almost killed me, the reason I want to tell this story at all.
That’s what I love about her: she confronts her fears. She’s my Patronus.
My Patronus Agent Gemini Twin, Barbara Poelle: For never giving up on me.
She’s my patronus. When I can’t deal with real life, I escape into her virtual space, where everything is perfectly lit, perfectly coifed, and perfectly accompanied by neo-soul music I never hear anywhere but natural hair videos and the beauty supply shop.
Then Quinn, my friend, my confidant, my Patronus, outstretches the microphone and drops it onto his chest.
‘Avinash when and how are you… Oh, sorry I will come back later.’ Seriously, Gautham? You couldn’t have come like, five minutes ago when this drama queen was on a roll? Suddenly feeling okay, I backed out of his arms and looked in the direction of my Patronus. ‘Oh, no it’s fine Gautham! Shwetha and I were just talking.’
The screen came alive with a little ‘Hi’ / I knew you were my patronus
We rode all the way to the lake, and because Billy was my Patronus, he rode straight past the picnic benches and into the hidden glade only locals knew about.
Since then, Jimmie joined my relay team, and the rest is history. I’m convinced he’s my patronus. I need his fire, jokes and brotherly love to get across Death Valley.
gloss: Something associated with a person, usually an animal.
pos: noun
examples: When I’ve got something good between my teeth, I shake it until it gives in. My Patronus is a terrier. It’s like I can see the glinting prize at the end of the race, far in the distance.
Rocking jeans and a sinfully tight black T-shirt with a cartoon of a cute sea cow that said “My Patronus Is a Manatee,” Landon walked the few steps to the truck.
“Do you like Chinese food?” “Love it. Peking duck is my Patronus. I didn’t realize there was a Chinese restaurant in town, however.”
I am 16 years old. My patronus is a unicorn and I literally talk to moon and love the croissant crescent. I love to talk about fireflies, stars and books.
I’d purposely go slowly rather than rushing through it since the speed of my body often affects the speed of my brain.* […] * I’m pretty sure my Patronus is a feral cat.
I look at the trees and think, Yes, I do like trees the way Nuah described me to Khadija. They’ve been around for millions of years, seen tons of crap, and still stand strong and graceful, sure of their worth to the world. “Fighting makes you smile, huh?” Layth says, interrupting my trees-are-my-Patronus aha moment.
She was dressed in cropped jeans and a pastel pink T-shirt that read, “A Bookworm is my Patronus.”
Three words sum up all things I love deeply – Books, Places, Food. And ‘Chai’ is my Patronus.
She wore khaki shorts, scuffed hiking boots, and a lavender T-shirt with an open book on the front that read My patronus is a bookworm.
Falling for you / Did me good / I swear it did // You changed my attitude / My patronus / And my life // You changed me [an illustration of a Patronus-like dog]
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