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patron

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See also: Patron and patrón

English

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Etymology

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From Middle English patroun, patrone, from Old French patron, from Latin patrōnus, derived from pater (“father”). Doublet of padrone, Patronus, and pattern.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpeɪ.tɹən/
  • Rhymes: -eɪtɹən
  • Hyphenation: pa‧tron
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

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patron (plural patrons)

  1. One who protects or supports; a defender or advocate.
    1. A guardian or intercessor; synonym of patron saint.
      St. Joseph is the patron of many different places.
  2. An influential, wealthy person who supported an artist, craftsman, a scholar or a noble.
  3. A customer, as of a certain store or restaurant.
    This car park is for patrons only.
    • 2019, Li Huang, James Lambert, “Another Arrow for the Quiver: A New Methodology for Multilingual Researchers”, in Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, →DOI, page 4:
      In our trial of the AOT, a transect was used to collect data about the languages being spoken by patrons of the NIE cafeteria during lunchtimes.
  4. (historical, Roman law) A protector of a dependent, especially a master who had freed a slave but still retained some paternal rights.
  5. (UK, ecclesiastical) One who has gift and disposition of a benefice.
  6. (nautical) A padrone.
  7. (obsolete or historical) A property owner, a landlord, a master. (Compare patroon.)
    • 1879, Annie Allnutt Brassey, A Voyage in the "Sunbeam", page 170:
      Half-a-dozen little boys carried it to the inn, where I had to explain to the patron, in my best Spanish, that we wanted a carriage to go to the baths, seven leagues off.
    • 1992, Eric O. Ayisi, St. Eustatius, Treasure Island of the Caribbean:
      [...] would obtain permission from the West India Company to settle in certain areas in the New World and cultivate the land. Sometimes absentee patrons would give the colony to a group of interested persons and the patrons would finance ...

Derived terms

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Derived terms
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Translations

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See also

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Verb

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patron (third-person singular simple present patrons, present participle patroning, simple past and past participle patroned)

  1. (transitive, obsolete) To be a patron of; to patronize; to favour.
  2. (transitive, obsolete) To treat as a patron.

Anagrams

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Afrikaans

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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patron (plural patrons)

  1. (uncommon) patron; wealthy person who supports an artist, craftsman, a scholar, etc.
  2. (uncommon, Roman Catholicism) patron saint
  3. (uncommon, Roman antiquity) patron

Synonyms

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Esperanto

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Noun

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patron

  1. accusative singular of patro

French

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Etymology

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From Old French patron (“patron, protector”), from Latin patrōnus, from pater (“father”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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patron m (plural patrons)

  1. boss, employer
    Mon patron m’a accordé quelques jours de vacances supplémentaires.
    My boss gave me some extra vacation days.
  2. (sewing and knitting) pattern

Usage notes

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Descendants

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  • → German: Patrone
  • → Italian: patron
  • → Romanian: patron
  • → Russian: патро́н (patrón)
  • → Turkish: patron

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Hiligaynon

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish patrón.

Noun

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patrón

  1. patron saint

Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French patron. Doublet of padrone.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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patron m (invariable)

  1. patron (of a sports event etc.)
  2. pattern (paper, for knitting)

References

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  1. ^ patron in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Anagrams

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Middle English

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Noun

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patron

  1. Alternative form of patroun

Norman

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Etymology

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From Latin patrōnus, from pater (“father”).

Noun

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patron m (plural patrons)

  1. (Jersey, sewing and knitting) pattern

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Latin patronus (sense 1), and French patron (senses 2 & 3).

Noun

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patron m (definite singular patronen, indefinite plural patroner, definite plural patronene)

  1. a patron (person who gives financial or other support)
  2. a cartridge (ammunition)
  3. a cartridge (e.g. ink cartridge)

Derived terms

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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From Latin patronus.

Noun

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patron m (definite singular patronen, indefinite plural patronar, definite plural patronane)

  1. a patron (person who gives financial or other support)

Etymology 2

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From French patron.

Noun

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patron f (definite singular patrona, indefinite plural patroner, definite plural patronene)

  1. a cartridge (ammunition)
  2. a cartridge (e.g. ink cartridge)
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References

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Polish

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Etymology

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From Latin patrōnus.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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patron m pers (female equivalent patronka)

  1. patron, sponsor
  2. (Christianity) patron saint
  3. guardian, protector

Declension

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Declension of patron
singular plural
nominative patron patronowie/patroni
genitive patrona patronów
dative patronowi patronom
accusative patrona patronów
instrumental patronem patronami
locative patronie patronach
vocative patronie patronowie/patroni

Further reading

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  • patron in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • patron in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French patron, from Latin patronus.

Noun

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patron m (plural patroni)

  1. employer, business owner

Declension

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singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative patron patronul patroni patronii
genitive-dative patron patronului patroni patronilor
vocative patronule patronilor

Serbo-Croatian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pǎtroːn/
  • Hyphenation: pat‧ron

Noun

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pàtrōn m (Cyrillic spelling па̀тро̄н)

  1. patron
  2. protector

Declension

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Declension of patron
singular plural
nominative pàtrōn patroni
genitive patróna patrona
dative patronu patronima
accusative patron patrone
vocative patrone patroni
locative patronu patronima
instrumental patronom patronima

Swedish

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Noun

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patron c

  1. a cartridge (for a fire arm, or holding for example ink)

Declension

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Declension of patron
nominative genitive
singular indefinite patron patrons
definite patronen patronens
plural indefinite patroner patroners
definite patronerna patronernas

Derived terms

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Noun

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patron c

  1. (somewhat dated) a squire or millowner (owner of an industrial facility, usually dealing with iron, wood, or glass)

Declension

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Declension of patron
nominative genitive
singular indefinite patron patron
definite patronen, patron patronens, patrons
plural indefinite patroner patroners
definite patronerna patronernas

Derived terms

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References

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Anagrams

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Turkish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French patron.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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patron (definite accusative patronu, plural patronlar)

  1. boss

Declension

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Inflection
Nominative patron
Definite accusative patronu
Singular Plural
Nominative patron patronlar
Definite accusative patronu patronları
Dative patrona patronlara
Locative patronda patronlarda
Ablative patrondan patronlardan
Genitive patronun patronların
Possessive forms
Nominative
Singular Plural
1st singular patronum patronlarım
2nd singular patronun patronların
3rd singular patronu patronları
1st plural patronumuz patronlarımız
2nd plural patronunuz patronlarınız
3rd plural patronları patronları
Definite accusative
Singular Plural
1st singular patronumu patronlarımı
2nd singular patronunu patronlarını
3rd singular patronunu patronlarını
1st plural patronumuzu patronlarımızı
2nd plural patronunuzu patronlarınızı
3rd plural patronlarını patronlarını
Dative
Singular Plural
1st singular patronuma patronlarıma
2nd singular patronuna patronlarına
3rd singular patronuna patronlarına
1st plural patronumuza patronlarımıza
2nd plural patronunuza patronlarınıza
3rd plural patronlarına patronlarına
Locative
Singular Plural
1st singular patronumda patronlarımda
2nd singular patronunda patronlarında
3rd singular patronunda patronlarında
1st plural patronumuzda patronlarımızda
2nd plural patronunuzda patronlarınızda
3rd plural patronlarında patronlarında
Ablative
Singular Plural
1st singular patronumdan patronlarımdan
2nd singular patronundan patronlarından
3rd singular patronundan patronlarından
1st plural patronumuzdan patronlarımızdan
2nd plural patronunuzdan patronlarınızdan
3rd plural patronlarından patronlarından
Genitive
Singular Plural
1st singular patronumun patronlarımın
2nd singular patronunun patronlarının
3rd singular patronunun patronlarının
1st plural patronumuzun patronlarımızın
2nd plural patronunuzun patronlarınızın
3rd plural patronlarının patronlarının
Predicative forms
Singular Plural
1st singular patronum patronlarım
2nd singular patronsun patronlarsın
3rd singular patron
patrondur 		patronlar
patronlardır
1st plural patronuz patronlarız
2nd plural patronsunuz patronlarsınız
3rd plural patronlar patronlardır
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