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pa·tron

(pā′trən)

1. One that supports, protects, or champions someone or something, such as an institution, event, or cause; a sponsor or benefactor: a patron of the arts.

2. A customer, especially a regular customer.

3. (also pä-trōn′) The owner or manager of an establishment, especially a restaurant or an inn of France or Spain.

a. A noble or wealthy person in ancient Rome who granted favor and protection to someone in exchange for certain services.

b. A slave owner in ancient Rome who freed a slave without relinquishing all legal claim to him.

5. One who possesses the right to grant an ecclesiastical benefice to a member of the clergy.

6. A patron saint.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin patrōnus, from Latin, from pater, patr-, father; see pəter- in Indo-European roots.]

pa′tron·al (pā′trə-nəl) adj.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

patron

(ˈpeɪtrən)

1. a person, esp a man, who sponsors or aids artists, charities, etc; protector or benefactor

2. (Commerce) a customer of a shop, hotel, etc, esp a regular one

3. (Ecclesiastical Terms) See patron saint

4. (Historical Terms) (in ancient Rome) the protector of a dependant or client, often the former master of a freedman still retaining certain rights over him

5. (Anglicanism) Christianity a person or body having the right to present a clergyman to a benefice

[C14: via Old French from Latin patrōnus protector, from pater father]

patronal adj

ˈpatronly adj

patron

(patrɔ̃)

(Commerce) a man, who owns or manages a hotel, restaurant, or bar

patron

(ˈpætərn)

Irish a variant spelling of pattern²

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pa•tron

(ˈpeɪ trən)

n.

1. a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, esp. a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.

2. a person who supports with money, efforts, or endorsement an artist, charity, etc.

3. patron saint.

4. (in ancient Rome)

a. the protector of a dependent or client.

b. the former master of a freedman still retaining some rights over him.

5. a person who has the right of presenting a member of the clergy to a benefice.

[1250–1300; Middle English < Medieval Latin, Latin patrōnus legal protector, advocate (Medieval Latin: lord, master), derivative of pater father]

pa′tron•ly, adj.

patron

- Derives from Latin patronus, which means "protector of clients" or "defender."

patron

noun

1. supporter, friend, champion, defender, sponsor, guardian, angel (informal), advocate, backer, helper, protagonist, protector, benefactor, philanthropist Catherine the Great was a patron of the arts and sciences.

2. customer, client, buyer, frequenter, shopper, habitué Like so many of its patrons, he could not resist the food at the Savoy.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

patron

noun

1. A person who supports or champions an activity, cause, or institution, for example:

backer, benefactor, contributor, friend, sponsor, supporter.

Informal: angel.

2. One who buys goods or services:

buyer, client, customer, purchaser.

Translations

زُبوننَصير، مُشَجِّع

ага

mecenášstálý zákazník

fast kundemæcenprotektorsponsor

Besucher Mäzen Schirmherr Stammkunde

mecenas parroquiano protector cliente habitual

asiakaskannattajakanta-asiakasmesenaattirakennuttaja

mécène protecteur client

állandó vevõvédnök

fastagestur, fastur viîskiptavinurvelunnari, stuîningsmaîur

avventore patrono protettore

globėjiškai elgtis sumecenatasnuolat lankytinuolatinis klientaspatronas

pastāvīgs klientspatrons, mecenāts, atbalstītājs

fast kunde mesen sponsor stamgjest

патрон

mecenáš

devamlı müşterikoruyucu

主顾赞助者

patron

[ˈpeɪtrən]

A. N [of charity, society] → patrocinador(a) m/f (Comm) [of shop, hotel] → cliente/a m/f
a patron of the arts → un mecenas

B. CPD patron saint N → patrono/a m/f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

patron

[ˈpeɪtrən] n

[pub, shop] → client(e) m/f

[charity] → patron(ne) m/f patron of the arts

patron

n (= customer of shop) → Kunde m, → Kundin f; (= customer of restaurant, hotel) → Gast m; (of society) → Schirmherr(in) m(f); (of artist) → Förderer m, → Förderin f, → Gönner(in) m(f); (= patron saint) → Schutzpatron(in) m(f); patrons only → nur für Kunden/Gäste; patron of the arts → Kunstmäzen(in) m(f); our patrons (of shop) → unsere Kundschaft

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

patron

[ˈpeɪtr/ən] n (of artist) → mecenate m/f; (of charity) → benefattore/trice; (of society) → patrono/essa; (of shop, hotel) → cliente m/f abituale
patron of the arts → mecenate m/f

patron

(ˈpeitrən) noun

1. a person who supports (often with money) an artist, musician, writer, form of art etc. He's a patron of the arts.

2. a (regular) customer of a shop etc. The manager said that he knew all his patrons.

patronage (ˈpӕtrənidʒ) , ((American) ˈpei-) noun

the support given by a patron.

ˈpatronize, ˈpatronise (ˈpӕ-) , ((American) ˈpei-) verb

1. to behave towards (someone) in a way which is kind and friendly but which nevertheless shows that one thinks oneself to be more important, clever etc than that person. He's a nice fellow but he does patronize his assistants.

2. to visit (a shop, theatre, society etc) regularly. That's not a shop I patronize nowadays.

ˈpatronizing, ˈpatronising adjective

ˈpatronizingly, ˈpatronisingly adverb

patron saint

a saint who protects a particular person, group of people, country etc. St Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland.

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These spatially driven differences occur in a wider context of the patronly production of infrastructure.

Roads to Inequality: Infrastructure and Historically Grown Regional Differences in the Markham Valley, Papua New Guinea

The earlier generation of dialogues about the question of the language, if not set in public spaces, often included an audience attached to power, giving the imprimatur of patronly approval.

The Accademia Fiorentina and the question of the language. The politics of theory in ducal Florence *

However, in Ibn Quzman's case, the panegyric, dedicated to a real patron, was still intended as an "instrument for patronly entrapment: having been roundly insulted, the patron must now graciously pay the poet for his effort while secretly remaining thankful that matters have gone no further," [57] whereas Ibn Daniyal's mock panegyric does not, as shown above, target a particular patron and thus has no expectation for any kind of reward, whether material or moral.

PARADISE LOST: IBN DANIYAL'S RESPONSE TO BAYBARS' CAMPAIGN AGAINST VICE IN CAIRO

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Noun	1.	patron - a regular customer frequenter customer, client - someone who pays for goods or services operagoer - a patron of the opera habitue, regular, fixture - a regular patron; "an habitue of the racetrack"; "a bum who is a Central Park fixture"
	2.	patron - the proprietor of an inn France, French Republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe innkeeper, boniface, host - the owner or manager of an inn owner, proprietor - (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business; "he is the owner of a chain of restaurants"
	3.	patron - someone who supports or champions something sponsor, supporter benefactor, helper - a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help) backer, angel - invests in a theatrical production godfather - someone having a relation analogous to that of a male sponsor to his godchild godparent - a person who sponsors someone (the godchild) at baptism guarantor, warranter, warrantor, surety - one who provides a warrant or guarantee to another patroness, patronne - a woman who is a patron or the wife of a patron pillar of strength, tower of strength - a person who can be relied on to give a great deal of support and comfort