1) Patron 2) Patronne 3) Sponsor 4) Supporter 1) Patronne 
• (n.) A female patron or helper.
Pa'tron·ess noun [ Confer French patronnesse .] A female patron or helper. Spenser. « Night, best patroness of grief.» Milton. 
[n] - a woman who is a patron or the wife of a patron
patroness 1. The female form of patron. 2. A woman who supports, protects, or champions someone or something, such as an institution, an event, or a cause; a sponsor or benefactor. 3. A woman who possesses the right to grant an ecclesiastical benefice to a member of the clergy. 4. A female patron saint.
patronne noun a woman who is a patron or the wife of a patron