2syllables
patron
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Definitions ofpatron
1noun
- One who protects or supports; a defender or advocate.
- An influential, wealthy person who supported an artist, craftsman, a scholar or a noble.
- A customer, as of a certain store or restaurant.
Example: "This car park is for patrons only."
- (Roman law) A protector of a dependent, especially a master who had freed a slave but still retained some paternal rights.
- One who has gift and disposition of a benefice.
- A padrone.
- A property owner, a landlord, a master. (Compare patroon.)
1verb
- To be a patron of; to patronize; to favour.
- To treat as a patron.
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