patron
IPA: pˈeɪtrʌn
noun
- One who protects or supports; a defender or advocate.
- A guardian or intercessor; synonym of patron saint.
- An influential, wealthy person who supported an artist, craftsman, a scholar or a noble.
- A customer, as of a certain store or restaurant.
- (historical, Roman law) A protector of a dependent, especially a master who had freed a slave but still retained some paternal rights.
- (UK, ecclesiastical) One who has gift and disposition of a benefice.
- (nautical) A padrone.
- (obsolete or historical) A property owner, a landlord, a master. (Compare patroon.)
verb
- (transitive, obsolete) To be a patron of; to patronize; to favour.
- (transitive, obsolete) To treat as a patron.
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Examples of "patron" in Sentences
- He is the patron of paratroopers.
- She was the patron of the voyage.
- The author patronizes the reader.
- He is the patron of art and alchemy.
- The queen is the patron of the school.
- The hermitage is consecrated to the patron saint.
- The patron of the church is the Duke of Cornwall.
- By the way, watch out for the patronizing attitude.
- Aurelian is the patron of the guild of butchers in Limoges.
- After the death of the patron, the construction was suspended.
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