patroon

[ puh-troon ]

/ pəˈtrun /

noun

a person who held an estate in land with certain manorial privileges granted under the old Dutch governments of New York and New Jersey.

Origin of patroon

1655–65; <Dutch <French <Latin patrōnus.See patron, -oon

OTHER WORDS FROM patroon

pa·troon·ship, noun

Words nearby patroon

patronizing, patronne, patron saint, patronym, patronymic, patroon, patsy, pattée, patten, patter, pattern

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Example sentences from the Web for patroon

When the patroon named me to him he turned his lack-lustre eyes on me and offered me a large, damp hand.
The Maid-At-Arms|Robert W. Chambers
A fourth paper may describe the patroon system and compare it with that of other colonies.
The Complete Club Book for Women|Caroline French Benton
No patroon or other colonist was allowed to make woolen, linen, cotton or cloth of any material under pain of banishment.
History of the Great American Fortunes, Vol. I|Myers Gustavus
The young Patroon arose, and answered the salutation by a courteous bow.
The Water-Witch or, The Skimmer of the Seas|James Fenimore Cooper

Suddenly the patroon heard the note of the whippoorwill, the nocturnal songster that mourns unseen.
The Strollers|Frederic S. Isham

British Dictionary definitions for patroon

patroon

/ (pəˈtruːn) /

noun

(in the US) a Dutch land-holder in New Netherland and New York with manorial rights in the colonial era

Derived forms of patroon

patroonship, noun

Word Origin for patroon

C18: from Dutch: patron 1

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	patroon
释义	patroon [ puh-troon ] / pəˈtrun / noun a person who held an estate in land with certain manorial privileges granted under the old Dutch governments of New York and New Jersey. Origin of patroon 1655–65; <Dutch <French <Latin patrōnus.See patron, -oon OTHER WORDS FROM patroon pa·troon·ship, noun Words nearby patroon patronizing, patronne, patron saint, patronym, patronymic, patroon, patsy, pattée, patten, patter, pattern Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for patroon When the patroon named me to him he turned his lack-lustre eyes on me and offered me a large, damp hand. The Maid-At-Arms\|Robert W. Chambers A fourth paper may describe the patroon system and compare it with that of other colonies. The Complete Club Book for Women\|Caroline French Benton No patroon or other colonist was allowed to make woolen, linen, cotton or cloth of any material under pain of banishment. History of the Great American Fortunes, Vol. I\|Myers Gustavus The young Patroon arose, and answered the salutation by a courteous bow. The Water-Witch or, The Skimmer of the Seas\|James Fenimore Cooper Suddenly the patroon heard the note of the whippoorwill, the nocturnal songster that mourns unseen. The Strollers\|Frederic S. Isham British Dictionary definitions for patroon patroon / (pəˈtruːn) / noun (in the US) a Dutch land-holder in New Netherland and New York with manorial rights in the colonial era Derived forms of patroon patroonship, noun Word Origin for patroon C18: from Dutch: patron 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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