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Patronne

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  noun 1. a saint regarded as the special guardian of a person, group, trade, country, etc. noun 1. a saint regarded as the particular guardian of a country, church, trade, person, etc A saint from whom a person or group claims special protection or prayers. Saint Christopher, for example, is considered the patron of travelers; […]

• Patronship

  [pey-truh n] /ˈpeɪ trən/ noun 1. a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially 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; […]

• Patron-ship

  [pey-truh n] /ˈpeɪ trən/ noun 1. a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially 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; […]

• Patronym

  [pa-truh-nim] /ˈpæ trə nɪm/ noun 1. (defs 3, 4). noun a name derived from a father or ancestor; a surname or family name Word Origin patri- ‘father’ + -onym ‘name’ n. 1834, from Greek patronymos, from patr-, comb. form of pater “father” (see father (n.)) + -onym “name” (see name (n.)).

• Patroon

  [puh-troon] /pəˈtrun/ noun 1. a person who held an estate in land with certain manorial privileges granted under the old Dutch governments of New York and New Jersey. /pəˈtruːn/ noun 1. (in the US) a Dutch land-holder in New Netherland and New York with manorial rights in the colonial era n. 1660s, variant of patron […]

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