Patronus

== English == === Alternative forms === patronus === 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. === Noun === Patronus (plural Patronuses) A person considered one’s protector. Something associated with a person, usually an animal.