noun. One that supports, protects, or champions someone or something, such as an institution, event, or cause; a sponsor or benefactor.

noun. A customer, especially a regular customer.

noun. The owner or manager of an establishment, especially a restaurant or an inn of France or Spain.

noun. undefined

noun. A noble or wealthy person in ancient Rome who granted favor and protection to someone in exchange for certain services.

noun. A slave owner in ancient Rome who freed a slave without relinquishing all legal claim to him.

noun. One who possesses the right to grant an ecclesiastical benefice to a member of the clergy.

noun. A patron saint.

noun. One who holds a relation of superiority and service analogous to that of a father; hence, a protector.

noun. Specifically— Among the Romans, a master who had freed his slave, or a father who had emancipated his child, and retained some rights over him after his emancipation—those who succeeded to the master or father, as the case might be, usually becoming the patrons in his place.

noun. A Roman of distinction under whose protection auother, called the client, placed himself.

noun. In Greek antiquity, an advocate or pleader; a guardian; an official or legal intermediary.

noun. One who protects, countenances, supports, or encourages a person or a work; an encourager, protector, or favorer: as, a patron of the fine arts.

noun. A special guardian or protector; a saint whose special care is invoked, and who is regarded as a special guardian: as, St. Crispin, the patron (or patron saint) of shoemakers.

noun. Eccles., one who has the right to present a clergyman to an ecclesiastical living, or to other preferment; the person who has the gift and disposition of a benefice.

noun. A master; a host or landlord.

noun. The master or captain of a galley or other vessel; the officer in command of a ship.

noun. A cartridge-case, a small cylinder of leather, wood, or metal: same as bandoleer, 3; by extension, a larger case for holding several cartridges.

noun. A pattern; a model; an example. See pattern.

Chosen as patron; supposed to act as patron; tutelary: as, a patron saint.

noun. The festival held on a saint's day.

To treat, conduct, or manage as a patron; patronize.

noun. One who protects, supports, or countenances; a defender.

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noun. A master who had freed his slave, but still retained some paternal rights over him.

noun. A man of distinction under whose protection another person placed himself.

noun. An advocate or pleader.

noun. One who encourages or helps a person, a cause, or a work; a furtherer; a promoter.

noun. One who has gift and disposition of a benefice.

noun. A guardian saint. -- called also patron saint.

noun. See Padrone, 2.

noun. the grangers. See Granger, 2.

transitive verb. To be a patron of; to patronize; to favor.

adjective. Doing the duty of a patron; giving aid or protection; tutelary.

adjective. a saint regarded as the peculiar protector of a country, community, church, profession, etc., or of an individual.

noun. A supporter

noun. A customer

noun. A property owner who hires a contractor for construction works

noun. An influential, wealthy person who supported an artist, craftsman, a scholar or a noble.

noun. the proprietor of an inn

noun. someone who supports or champions something

noun. a regular customer

"Cleopatra _Cleopatra_ compatriot _compatriot_ gratis _gratis_ or _grahtis_ harem _harem_ or _hahrem_ heinous _hanous_ hiatus _hiatus_ implacable _implakable_ nape _nap_ née _na_ négligé _naglezha'_ patron _patron_ protégé _protazha'_ résumé _razuma'_ tenacious _tenashus_ tomato _tomato_ or _tomahto_ valet _va'la_ or _val'et_ vase _vas, vahz_, or _vaz_ veracious _verashus_ vivacious _vivashus_"

patrons of husbandry  sponsor  

pattern  

patronage  patroness  patronize  

matron  

admirer  adviser  benefactor  citizen  follower  

Dionysus  Maecenas  OD  Samaritan  Santa Claus  

padrone  patron saint