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(obsolete) A protector, especially a patron saint.
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(chiefly in the plural) Patronage or protection.
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Advocacy, patronage, protection.
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A person who can practice as both a family celebrant and a funeral celebrant
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Alternative form of copatron [A joint patron; a patron of the same person or organisation.]
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A joint patron; a patron of the same person or organisation.
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(obsolete, transitive, nonce word) To act the part of a patron towards; to patronize.
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(obsolete) Patron, protector.
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Obsolete form of fautor. [(obsolete) Patron, protector.]
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(informal, derogatory) Support from official patronage.
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Alternative form of patteran [Any of several coded signs left along a road or on a non-Roma house by one Rom to another. The most common ones consist of crossed sprigs (usually of different trees or shrubs) indicating, for example, a direction travelled.]
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(obsolete) To support; to patronize.
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(obsolete) The act of patrocinating or patronizing.
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(historical) The distinctive relationship in Ancient Roman society between a patron and a client.
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(obsolete) Patronage; protection.
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(transitive, obsolete) To be a patron of; to patronize; to favour.
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(figuratively) An exemplar: an individual who exemplifies some trait or group.
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(transitive) To support by being a patron of.
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The right or duty of a patron; patronage.
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To support or sponsor as a patroness.
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(British spelling) Alternative form of patronize [(transitive) To act as a patron of; to defend, protect, or support.]
v
(transitive) To act as a patron of; to defend, protect, or support.
adj
Like or resembling a patron.
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(in France) A woman who is the owner (or wife of an owner) of a business such as a bar or restaurant
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(uncommon) Patronage, the act or especially the formalized state of being a backer or supporter (of something).
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(US, historical) An estate run by a patroon, or under a similar system.
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(postpositive, followed by "for", rare) In honor shame culture and patronage, the patron of the entity denoted by the prepositional phrase's compliment AKA object, the entity being its client. In this context the patron is usually being described analogously to a rump state that would govern the client, functioning as though it were a complaints department and a disciplinary apparatus by getting involved in any disputes involving the client, e.g. by acid attacking its own client or by taking revenge against the client's accuser.
adj
(very rare) Of, befitting, or characteristic of a sponsor.
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