| 单词 | patron |
| 释义 | patron —patronal, patronly, adj. —patrondom, patronship, n. —patronless, adj. /pay"treuhn/, n. 1. a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, esp. a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like. 2. a person who supports with money, gifts, efforts, or endorsement an artist, writer, museum, cause, charity, institution, special event, or the like: a patron of the arts; patrons of the annual Democratic dance. 3. a person whose support or protection is solicited or acknowledged by the dedication of a book or other work. 4. See patron saint. 5. Rom. Hist. the protector of a dependent or client, often the former master of a freedman still retaining certain rights over him. 6. Eccles. a person who has the right of presenting a member of the clergy to a benefice. [1250-1300; ME < ML, L patronus legal protector, advocate (ML: lord, master), der. of pater FATHER. See PATTERN] |
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