patronage
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patronage
- /ˈpeɪtɹənɪd͡ʒ/
- /ˈpætɹənɪd͡ʒ/ Ireland, UK, also
Where it comes from
From Middle English patronage, from Old French patronage (modern French patronage). Equivalent to patron + -age. Piecewise doublet of patternage.
noun patronages
- The act of providing approval and support; backing; championship. His vigorous patronage of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives.
- Customers collectively; clientele; business. The restaurant had an upper-class patronage.
- The act or state of being a customer of some business. The restaurant had "Thank you for your patronage!" printed on its take-out bags.
- A communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient; condescension; disdain.
- Granting favours or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support. 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.
- Guardianship, as of a saint; tutelary care. Each of the Arts whose office is to refine, purify, adorn, embellish and grace life is under the patronage of a Muse, no god being found worthy to preside over them.
- The right of nomination to political office.
- The right of presentation to church or ecclesiastical benefice; advowson. 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
- Patronising speech or behaviour. The housekeeper, a very decorative brunette of thirty-five with a pseudo-English accent, greeted him with a mixture of grateful effusion and condescending patronage.
verb patronages · patronaging · patronaged
- To support by being a patron of. Mingdi continued the policy of his father who had patronaged Confucian learning.
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To be a regular customer or client of; to patronize
This house is largely patronaged by the professors and students of many of the Educational Institutions of New England and the Middle States; and all perons visiting New York, either for business or pleasure, will find this an excellent place at which to stop.
Similar: support, keep going
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: patronize, clientele, backing, business, trade, support, condescension, disdain, championship, sponsorship, patron, guardianship, sponsor, mentoring, philanthropy, nepotism
Translations
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noun the act of providing approval and support
| Español | patrocinio |
|---|---|
| Português | mecenato, patronato |
| Français | soutien, mécénat, parrainage |
| Deutsch | Schirmherrschaft, Protektion, Patronat |
| Ελληνικά | πατρονία patronía |
| Русский | ше́фство šéfstvo, попечи́тельство popečítelʹstvo |
noun customers collectively; clientele; business
| Español | clientela |
|---|---|
| Français | clientèle |
| Ελληνικά | πελατεία pelateía |
| Русский | клиенту́ра klijentúra |
noun a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient
| Ελληνικά | πατρονάρισμα patronárisma |
|---|---|
| Русский | снисходи́тельность snisxodítelʹnostʹ |
noun granting favours or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support
| Português | clientelismo |
|---|---|
| Français | clientélisme, patronage |
| Deutsch | Klüngel, Klüngelwirtschaft |
| Русский | патрона́ж patronáž, проте́кция protɛ́kcija |
noun guardianship, as of a saint
| Français | patronage |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Patrozinium |
| Русский | покрови́тельство pokrovítelʹstvo |
noun legal: right of presentation to church or ecclesiastical benefice
| Français | patronage |
|---|
Talk about this word "patronage." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/patronage. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. patronage. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/patronage "patronage." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/patronage.Cite this
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title = {patronage},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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