patron

IPA: pˈeɪtrʌn

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.)

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