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Patron

speaker

Meaning

Noun

  • One who
    or
    ; a
    or advocate.
  • In People:
    An
    ,
    person who
    an
    ,
    , a
    or a noble.
    A customer, as
    or restaurant.
    A
    of a
    , especially a
    who had
    a
    but still
    some
    rights.
    In British English:
    One who has
    and
    of a benefice.
    In Nautical:
    A padrone.
    A
    , a
    , a
    . (Compare patroon.)

    Verb

    To be a
    of; to
    ; to favour.
    To
    as a patron.
    Sourced from
    Wiktionary

    Origin

    patron
    English
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    patron
    Old English (ca. 450-1100)
    Sourced from
    Etym

    Rhymes

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