meaning of patron
1. One who protects, supports, or countenances; a defender.
2. A master who had freed his slave, but still retained some paternal rights over him.
3. A man of distinction under whose protection another person placed himself.
4. An advocate or pleader.
5. One who encourages or helps a person, a cause, or a work; a furtherer; a promoter; as, a patron of art.
6. One who has gift and disposition of a benefice.
7. A guardian saint. -- called also patron saint.
8. See Padrone, 2.
9. To be a patron of; to patronize; to favor.
10. Doing the duty of a patron; giving aid or protection; tutelary.
11. a regular customer
Related Words
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