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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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proprietor
English
Etymology
Probably from proprietary +? -or.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p???p?a??t?/
Noun
proprietor (plural proprietors, feminine proprietress)
- An owner.
- A sole owner of an unincorporated business, also called a sole proprietor.
- One of the owners of an unincorporated business, a partner.
- (historical) One or more persons to whom a colonial territory is assigned, like a fief, including its administration.
Hypernyms
- entrepreneur
Coordinate terms
- partner
Derived terms
- Lord proprietor
- proprietorship
- proprietress
- sole proprietor
Translations
See also
- appropriate
- corporation
- proper
- property
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