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bounty
English
Etymology
From Middle English bounte (“goodness, virtue; beauty; strength; chivalry, valour; excellence; kindness, mercy; good deed; generosity”) [and other forms], borrowed from Anglo-Norman bounté and Old French bonté, bontet, bunté (modern French bonté (“goodness, kindness”)), from Latin bonit?tem, accusative singular of bonit?s (“goodness; excellence; benevolence, kindness; friendly conduct; virtue”), from bonus (“good; honest; brave; noble; kind, pleasant”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dew- (“to show favour, revere”)) + -it?s (variant of -t?s (suffix forming nouns indicating a state of being)).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?ba?nti/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?ba?n(t)i/
- Rhymes: -a?nti
- Hyphenation: boun?ty
Noun
bounty (countable and uncountable, plural bounties)
- (uncountable) Generosity; also (countable) an act of generosity.
- Synonyms: liberality, munificence, bounteousness, (all uncountable; the last obsolete) bountihood
- Antonyms: frugality, parsimony, sparingness, (all uncountable) stinginess
- (countable) Something given liberally; a gift.
- Synonyms: boon, gratuity
- (countable) A reward for some specific act, especially one given by an authority or a government.
- (specifically) A monetary reward for capturing (or, in the past, killing) a person accused or convicted of a crime and who is at large; also, a similar reward for capturing or killing an animal which is dangerous or causing a nuisance.
- (military, historical) Money paid to a person when becoming a member of the armed forces, or as a reward for some service therein.
- (specifically) A monetary reward for capturing (or, in the past, killing) a person accused or convicted of a crime and who is at large; also, a similar reward for capturing or killing an animal which is dangerous or causing a nuisance.
- (countable, figuratively) An abundance or wealth.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
References
Further reading
- bounty (reward) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- bounty (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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patronage
English
Etymology
From Middle English patronage, from Old French patronage (modern French patronage). Equivalent to patron +? -age.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?pe?t??n?d??/
Noun
patronage (countable and uncountable, plural patronages)
- The act of providing approval and support; backing; championship.
- Customers collectively; clientele; business.
- Hyponym: ridership
- A communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient; condescension; disdain.
- (politics) Granting favours or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support.
- 2015, Thomas J. Gradel, Dick Simpson, Corrupt Illinois: Patronage, Cronyism, and Criminality, University of Illinois Press (?ISBN), page 117:
- Patronage, nepotism, cronyism, abuse of power, and criminal activity flourish, sometimes for decades, in numerous town halls, police stations, and special-purpose government agencies in the suburbs.
- 2015, Thomas J. Gradel, Dick Simpson, Corrupt Illinois: Patronage, Cronyism, and Criminality, University of Illinois Press (?ISBN), page 117:
- Guardianship, as of a saint; tutelary care.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Addison to this entry?)
- The right of nomination to political office.
- (Britain, law) The right of presentation to church or ecclesiastical benefice; advowson.
- {{RQ:Blackstone Comm|passage=Advowson is the right of presentation to a church, or ecclesiastical benefice. Advowson, advocatio, signifies the taking into protection; and therefore is synonymous with patronage
Translations
Verb
patronage (third-person singular simple present patronages, present participle patronaging, simple past and past participle patronaged)
- (transitive) To support by being a patron of.
- (transitive) To be a regular customer or client of; to patronize
- Synonyms: support, keep going
Dutch
Etymology
From patroon +? -age. Cf. English patronage, French patronage.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?pa.tr??na?.??/
- Hyphenation: pat?ro?na?ge
- Rhymes: -a???
Noun
patronage n (plural patronages)
- patronage (act of providing approval and support)
- Synonyms: beschermheerschap, patronaat
French
Etymology
patron +? -age
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pa.t??.na?/
- Rhymes: -a?
Noun
patronage m (plural patronages)
- Patronage
Further reading
- “patronage” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Middle English
Etymology
From Old French patronage; equivalent to patroun +? -age.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /patro??na?d?(?)/, /patru??na?d?(?)/, /pa?tro?nad?(?)/, /pa?tru?nad?(?)/
Noun
patronage (plural patronagis)
- The privilege of being able to choose ecclesiastical appointees; advowson.
Descendants
- English: patronage
References
- “patr?n??e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-17.
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