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advocate
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French advocat, from Latin advoc?tus (past participle of advoc?re (“to call for”)), a calque of Ancient Greek ?????????? (parákl?tos) (whence English paraclete). Doublet of advoke, avouch, and avow.
Pronunciation
- Noun:
- enPR: ?d'v?-k?t, IPA(key): /?æd.v?.k?t/
- Verb:
- enPR: ?d'v?-k?t, IPA(key): /?æd.v?.ke?t/
Noun
advocate (plural advocates)
- Someone whose job is to speak for someone's case in a court of law; a counsel. [from 14th c.]
- Anyone who argues the case of another; an intercessor. [from 14th c.]
- c. 1591, William Shakespeare, Richard III, First Folio 1623:
- I neuer did incense his Maiestie / Against the Duke of Clarence, but haue bin / An earnest aduocate to plead for him.
- c. 1591, William Shakespeare, Richard III, First Folio 1623:
- A person who speaks in support of something. [from 18th c.]
- 2011, Alix Lee, The Guardian, 9 Oct 2011:
- He became a tireless advocate for the needs of adults with IMD throughout Britain and internationally.
- 2011, Alix Lee, The Guardian, 9 Oct 2011:
- A person who supports others to make their voices heard, or ideally for them to speak up for themselves.
- Since she started working with her advocate, she has become much more confident.
Derived terms
- devil's advocate
Related terms
- advocacy
- advocation
- advocator
- avocate
Translations
Verb
advocate (third-person singular simple present advocates, present participle advocating, simple past and past participle advocated)
- (transitive) To plead in favour of; to defend by argument, before a tribunal or the public; to support, vindicate, or recommend publicly.
- 7 March, 1624, Robert Sanderson, sermon at the Assizes, at Lincoln
- To advocate the cause of thy client.
- 16 June, 1784, Edmund Burke, speech on reform of representation in the House of Commons
- This is the only thing distinct and sensible, that has been advocated.
- 7 March, 1624, Robert Sanderson, sermon at the Assizes, at Lincoln
- (transitive) To encourage support for something.
- (intransitive, with for) To engage in advocacy.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:advise
Related terms
- advocacy
Translations
Anagrams
- avocated
Latin
Verb
advoc?te
- second-person plural present active imperative of advoc?
Scots
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?advoket/
Noun
advocate (plural advocates)
- barrister
- (Aberdeen) solicitor
Verb
advocate (third-person singular present advocates, present participle advocatin, past advocatit, past participle advocatit)
- (law) to appeal from an inferior court to the Court of Session
- (law, in higher courts) to call a case before itself for decision
References
- Eagle, Andy, ed. (2016) The Online Scots Dictionary, Scots Online.
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patron
English
Etymology
From Middle English patroun, patrone, from Old French patron, from Latin patr?nus, derived from pater (“father”). Doublet of pattern.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?pe?.t??n/
- Rhymes: -e?tr?n
- Hyphenation: pa?tron
Noun
patron (plural patrons)
- One who protects or supports; a defender or advocate.
- A guardian or intercessor; synonym of patron saint.
- A guardian or intercessor; synonym of patron saint.
- An influential, wealthy person who supported an artist, craftsman, a scholar or a noble.
- A customer, as of a certain store or restaurant.
- This car park is for patrons only.
- (historical, Roman law) A protector of a dependent, especially a master who had freed a slave but still retained some paternal rights.
- (Britain, ecclesiastical) One who has gift and disposition of a benefice.
- (nautical) A padrone.
- (obsolete or historical) A property owner, a landlord, a master. (Compare patroon.)
- 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 ...
- 1992, Eric O. Ayisi, St. Eustatius, Treasure Island of the Caribbean
Derived terms
Related terms
- pattern
Translations
See also
- sponsor
Verb
patron (third-person singular simple present patrons, present participle patroning, simple past and past participle patroned)
- (transitive, obsolete) To be a patron of; to patronize; to favour.
- 1643, Thomas Browne, Religio Medici
- a good cause needs not to be patroned by passion
- 1643, Thomas Browne, Religio Medici
- (transitive, obsolete) To treat as a patron.
Anagrams
- Parton, parton, tarpon
Afrikaans
Noun
patron (plural patrons)
- (uncommon) patron; wealthy person who supports an artist, craftsman, a scholar, etc.
- (uncommon, Roman Catholicism) patron saint
- (uncommon, Roman antiquity) patron
Synonyms
- patroon
Esperanto
Noun
patron
- accusative singular of patro
French
Etymology
From Old French patron (“patron, protector”), from Latin patr?nus, from pater (“father”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pa.t???/
Noun
patron m (plural patrons)
- boss, employer
- (sewing and knitting) pattern
Usage notes
- This is a false friend, the only English sense of this word shared in French is saint patron (“patron saint”).
Related terms
- patronat
Descendants
- ? German: Patrone
- ? Italian: patron
- ? Turkish: patron
Further reading
- “patron” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- prônât
Hiligaynon
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish patrón.
Noun
patrón
- patron saint
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from French patron. Doublet of padrone.
Noun
patron m (invariable)
- patron (of a sports event etc)
- pattern (paper, for knitting)
Anagrams
- pronta
Middle English
Noun
patron
- Alternative form of patroun
Norman
Etymology
From Latin patr?nus, from pater (“father”).
Noun
patron m (plural patrons)
- (Jersey, sewing and knitting) pattern
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin patronus (sense 1), and French patron (senses 2 & 3)
Noun
patron m (definite singular patronen, indefinite plural patroner, definite plural patronene)
- a patron (person who gives financial or other support)
- a cartridge (ammunition)
- a cartridge (e.g. ink cartridge)
Derived terms
- blekkpatron
References
- “patron” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Latin patronus
Noun
patron m (definite singular patronen, indefinite plural patronar, definite plural patronane)
- a patron (person who gives financial or other support)
Etymology 2
From French patron
Noun
patron f (definite singular patrona, indefinite plural patroner, definite plural patronene)
- a cartridge (ammunition)
- a cartridge (e.g. ink cartridge)
Derived terms
- blekkpatron
References
- “patron” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Etymology
From Latin patr?nus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?pa.tr?n/
Noun
patron m pers (feminine patronka)
- patron, sponsor
- (Christianity) patron saint
- guardian, protector
Declension
Further reading
- patron in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- patron in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p?tro?n/
- Hyphenation: pat?ron
Noun
pàtr?n m (Cyrillic spelling ????????)
- patron
- protector
Declension
Swedish
Noun
patron c
- cartridge for a fire arm
Declension
References
- patron in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
Anagrams
- norpat
Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from French patron.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pat?on/
Noun
patron (definite accusative patronu, plural patronlar)
- boss
Declension
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