patronage

noun

/ˈpætrənɪdʒ/, /ˈpeɪtrənɪdʒ/

[uncountable]

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the support, especially financial, that is given to a person or an organization by a patron
- Patronage of the arts comes from businesses and private individuals.
the system by which an important person gives help or a job to somebody in return for their support
- Recruits are selected on merit, not through political patronage.
(especially North American English) the support that a person gives a shop, restaurant, etc. by spending money thereTopics Cooking and eatingc2

Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, from patron ‘protector, advocate’, from Latin patronus ‘protector of clients, defender’, from pater, patr- ‘father’.

单词	patronage
释义	patronage noun /ˈpætrənɪdʒ/, /ˈpeɪtrənɪdʒ/ /ˈpætrənɪdʒ/, /ˈpeɪtrənɪdʒ/ [uncountable] jump to other results the support, especially financial, that is given to a person or an organization by a patron Patronage of the arts comes from businesses and private individuals. the system by which an important person gives help or a job to somebody in return for their support Recruits are selected on merit, not through political patronage. (especially North American English) the support that a person gives a shop, restaurant, etc. by spending money thereTopics Cooking and eatingc2 Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, from patron ‘protector, advocate’, from Latin patronus ‘protector of clients, defender’, from pater, patr- ‘father’.
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