PATRONAGING

Verb

patronaging

present participle of patronage

Source: Wiktionary


PATRONAGE

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



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28 November 2024

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(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)


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