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patron

/ˈpeɪ.tɹən/
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noun

  • 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.

    "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.)

verb

  • To be a patron of; to patronize; to favour.
  • To treat as a patron.

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