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patron
1[ pey-truhn ]
noun
- a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- 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.
- a person whose support or protection is solicited or acknowledged by the dedication of a book or other work.
- Roman History. the protector of a dependent or client, often the former master of a freedman still retaining certain rights over him.
- Ecclesiastical. a person who has the right of presenting a member of the clergy to a benefice.
貹ٰó
2[ pah-trawn ]
noun
- (in Mexico and the southwestern U.S.) a boss; employer.
patron
1/ ˈpeɪtrən; pəˈtrəʊnəl /
noun
- a person, esp a man, who sponsors or aids artists, charities, etc; protector or benefactor
- a customer of a shop, hotel, etc, esp a regular one
- See patron saint
- (in ancient Rome) the protector of a dependant or client, often the former master of a freedman still retaining certain rights over him
- Christianity a person or body having the right to present a clergyman to a benefice
patron
2/ 貹ٰɔ̃ /
noun
- a man, who owns or manages a hotel, restaurant, or bar
patron
3/ ˈæə /
noun
- a variant spelling of pattern 2
Derived Forms
- patronal, adjective
- ˈ貹ٰDzԱ, adjective
Other yvlogs From
- 貹tDz· 貹tDz· adjective
- 貹tDz·dz 貹tDz· noun
- 貹tDz· adjective
- sub·貹tDz· adjective
yvlog History and Origins
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Origin of patron2
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of patron1
Example Sentences
What’s keeping patrons at bay, he said, is crime and the news reports that follow.
It was, after all, an illegal dram shop during Prohibition and the need for secrecy was essential, especially since the queer patrons themselves were breaking the law by openly existing in public.
Among what the ALA estimates to be more than 1.2 billion in-person visits annually to libraries around the country, homeschoolers are among the system's most avid patrons.
Many diversified — adding restaurants and other activities — as well as sprucing up their theaters to attract new patrons.
What was once a small community of curators and patrons, has now grown to include experts from various fields, including art and architecture.
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