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PATRONS
Noun
patrons
plural of patron
Verb
patrons
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of patron
Anagrams
• Partons, partons, strap on, strap-on, strapon, tarpons
Source: Wiktionary
PATRON
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
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