One who protects, supports, or countenances; a defender.
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A messenger.
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One who, or that which, backs; especially one who backs a person or thing in a contest.
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An innkeeper.
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That which is fixed or attached to something as a permanent appendage; as, the fixtures of a pump; the fixtures of a farm or of a dwelling, that is,…
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A man who becomes sponsor for a child at baptism, and makes himself a surety for its Christian training and instruction.
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One who makes or gives a guaranty; a warrantor; a surety.
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One who habitually frequents a place; as, an habitue of a theater.
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The consecrated wafer, believed to be the body of Christ, which in the Mass is offered as a sacrifice; also, the bread before consecration.
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An innholder.
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A female patron or helper.
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Conformed to a rule; agreeable to an established rule, law, principle, or type, or to established customary forms; normal; symmetrical; as, a regular…
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The state of being sure; certainty; security.
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One who warrants, gives authority, or legally empowers.
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One who warrants.
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One who confers a benefit or benefits.
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A citizen who put himself under the protection of a man of distinction and influence, who was called his patron.
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One who collect customs; a toll gatherer.
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One who, or that which, helps, aids, assists, or relieves; as, a lay helper in a parish.
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One who owns; a rightful proprietor; one who has the legal or rightful title, whether he is the possessor or not.
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One who has the legal right or exclusive title to anything, whether in possession or not; an owner; as, the proprietor of farm or of a mill.
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Often to be met with; happening at short intervals; often repeated or occurring; as, frequent visits.
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Often to be met with; happening at short intervals; often repeated or occurring; as, frequent visits.
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To act as patron toward; to support; to countenance; to favor; to aid.
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To act as patron toward; to support; to countenance; to favor; to aid.
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One who binds himself to answer for another, and is responsible for his default; a surety.
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One who binds himself to answer for another, and is responsible for his default; a surety.
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One who frequents; one who often visits, or resorts to customarily.
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One who binds himself to answer for another, and is responsible for his default; a surety.
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One who, or that which, supports; as, oxygen is a supporter of life.
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