patrons
plural of patron
patrons
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of patron
• Partons, partons, strap on, strap-on, strapon, tarpons
Source: Wiktionary
Pa"tron, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. patronus, fr. pater a father. See Paternal, and cf. Patroon, Padrone, Pattern.]
1. One who protects, supports, or countenances; a defender. "Patron of my life and liberty." Shak. "The patron of true holiness." Spenser.
2. (Rom. Antiq.) (a) A master who had freed his slave, but still retained some paternal rights over him. (b) A man of distinction under whose protection another person placed himself. (c) An advocate or pleader. Let him who works the client wrong Beware the patron's ire. Macaulay.
3. One who encourages or helps a person, a cause, or a work; a furtherer; a promoter; as, a patron of art.
4. (Eccl. Law)
Definition: One who has gift and disposition of a benefice. [Eng.]
5. A guardian saint.
– called also patron saint.
6. (Naut.)
Definition: See Padrone, 2. Patrons of Husbandry, the grangers. See Granger, 2.
Pa"tron, v. t.
Definition: To be a patron of; to patronize; to favor. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
Pa"tron, a.
Definition: Doing the duty of a patron; giving aid or protection; tutelary. Dryden. Patron saint (R. C. Ch.), a saint regarded as the peculiar protector of a country, community, church, profession, etc., or of an individual.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 June 2025
(adjective) having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle; “a square peg in a round hole”; “a square corner”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
