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