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patron /pāˈtrən/ noun- (also fem pāˈtroness) a protector
- A person, group or organization, etc which gives support, encouragement and often financial aid
- A (regular) customer
- A habitual attender
- An upholder
- A proprietor of a restaurant, etc (also fem patronne /pa-tronˈ/)
- Someone who has the right to appoint to any office, esp to a living in the church (C of E)
- (in ancient Rome) the former master of a freed slave, retaining certain rights
- A Roman patrician who gave legal aid and other protection to his client in return for services
- Formerly, a person who accepted a dedication and gave the author a present
- A guardian saint
- A captain of a Mediterranean vessel
- A slave-owner
- A pattern (obsolete)
ORIGIN: L patrōnus, from pater, patris a father patronage /patˈ/ noun - Support given by a patron
- Protection (Spenser)
- Guardianship of saints
- The right of bestowing offices, privileges, or church benefices (C of E)
- Habitual commercial dealings
transitive verb (Shakespeare)To countenance patronal /pa-, pə-trōˈnl, pātˈ or patˈrən-l/ adjective patronize or patronise /patˈ or pātˈ/ transitive verb - To act as a patron toward
- To give encouragement to
- To assume the condescending air of a patron toward
- To give one's custom to or to frequent habitually
patˈronizer or patˈroniser noun patˈronizing or patˈronising adjective patˈronizingly or patˈronisingly adverb pāˈtronless adjective patron saint noun A saint regarded as the protector of a particular group, nation, etc |