trade, patronage
(noun) the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers; “even before noon there was a considerable patronage”
patronage
(noun) (politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support
backing, backup, championship, patronage
(noun) the act of providing approval and support; “his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives”
condescension, disdain, patronage
(noun) a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient
clientele, patronage, business
(noun) customers collectively; “they have an upper class clientele”
patronize, patronise, patronage, support, keep going
(verb) be a regular customer or client of; “We patronize this store”; “Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could”
patronage
(verb) support by being a patron of
Source: WordNet® 3.1
patronage (countable and uncountable, plural patronages)
The act of providing approval and support; backing; championship.
Customers collectively; clientele; business.
Hyponym: ridership
A communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient; condescension; disdain.
(politics) Granting favours or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support.
Guardianship, as of a saint; tutelary care.
The right of nomination to political office.
(UK, legal) The right of presentation to church or ecclesiastical benefice; advowson.
patronage (third-person singular simple present patronages, present participle patronaging, simple past and past participle patronaged)
(transitive) To support by being a patron of.
(transitive) To be a regular customer or client of; to patronize
Synonyms: support, keep going
Source: Wiktionary
Pa"tron*age, n. Etym: [F. patronage. Cf. LL. patronaticum, and L. patronatus.]
1. Special countenance or support; favor, encouragement, or aid, afforded to a person or a work; as, the patronage of letters; patronage given to an author.
2. Business custom. [Commercial Cant]
3. Guardianship, as of a saint; tutelary care. Addison.
4. The right of nomination to political office; also, the offices, contracts, honors, etc., which a public officer may bestow by favor.
5. (Eng. Law)
Definition: The right of presentation to church or ecclesiastical benefice; advowson. Blackstone.
Pa"tron*age, v. t.
Definition: To act as a patron of; to maintain; to defend. [Obs.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
11 May 2025
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