Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The support or encouragement of a patron, as for an institution or cause.
- noun Support or encouragement proffered in a condescending manner.
- noun The trade given to a commercial establishment by its customers.
- noun Customers or patrons considered as a group; clientele.
- noun The power to distribute or appoint people to governmental or political positions.
- noun The act of distributing or appointing people to such positions.
- noun The positions so distributed or filled.
- noun The right to grant an ecclesiastical benefice to a member of the clergy.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To patronize or support; maintain; make good.
- noun In ancient Rome, the relation borne by a patron to his client. See
patron , n., 1 . - noun The position of or the aid afforded by a patron; the countenance or support of a patron or of patrons: often used in the sense of countenance or favor shown in a patronizing or superciliously condescending way.
- noun Guardianship, as of a saint.
- noun The right of presentation to a church or ecclesiastical benefice.
- noun The control of appointments to positions in the public service; also, the offices so controlled.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb obsolete To act as a patron of; to maintain; to defend.
- noun Special countenance or support; favor, encouragement, or aid, afforded to a person or a work
- noun Commercial Cant Business custom.
- noun Guardianship, as of a saint; tutelary care.
- noun The right of nomination to political office; also, the offices, contracts, honors, etc., which a public officer may bestow by favor.
- noun (Eng. Law) The right of presentation to church or ecclesiastical benefice; advowson.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The act of providing
approval andsupport ;backing ;championship . - noun
Customers collectively ;clientele ;business . - noun A
communication that indicates lack ofrespect by patronizing therecipient ;condescension ;disdain . - noun politics Granting
favours or givingcontracts or makingappointments tooffice in return forpolitical support. - verb transitive To support by being a
patron of. - verb transitive To be a regular customer or client of; to
patronize ; topatronise ; tosupport ; tokeep going .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb be a regular customer or client of
- noun (politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support
- noun the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers
- noun the act of providing approval and support
- noun a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient
- noun customers collectively
- verb support by being a patron of
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Examples
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The engineer was asked whether by the word patronage he meant money, and after a little laughing and a few counter questions, he admitted that, in his estimation, patronage and money did mean the same thing.
The Three Clerks 2004
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The engineer was asked whether by the word patronage he meant money, and after a little laughing and a few counter questions, he admitted that, in his estimation, patronage and money did mean the same thing.
The Three Clerks Anthony Trollope 1848
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Naming an African-American AG and giving a few women cabinet positions is not what I call a patronage plan.
Balloon Juice 2009
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Today's patronage is tomorrow's art history, be it the church and royalty in the Middle Ages, the railroad tycoons in the late nineteenth century or socially responsible confectioners today.
Mat Gleason: On Arts Patronage, Corporate America Should Take a Hint From Hint Mint Mat Gleason 2010
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Today's patronage is tomorrow's art history, be it the church and royalty in the Middle Ages, the railroad tycoons in the late nineteenth century or socially responsible confectioners today.
Mat Gleason: On Arts Patronage, Corporate America Should Take a Hint From Hint Mint Mat Gleason 2010
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I feel like if society in general and fans and audiences and artists can all kind of come to an agreement that patronage is a really viable system, that's going to solve a lot of the problems.
Holly Cara Price: Amanda Palmer on Life, Art, Music, and Smashing Paradigms: So Much is Possible, and I Want to Do it All! Holly Cara Price 2010
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Is it about the growing complexity of government or just plain patronage?
ICT 2009
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Accepting a system where billions of dollars disappear in patronage jobs is rationalizing theft from children.
Bob Bowdon: What Can't be Said Today Bob Bowdon 2010
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Today's patronage is tomorrow's art history, be it the church and royalty in the Middle Ages, the railroad tycoons in the late nineteenth century or socially responsible confectioners today.
Mat Gleason: On Arts Patronage, Corporate America Should Take a Hint From Hint Mint Mat Gleason 2010
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Today's patronage is tomorrow's art history, be it the church and royalty in the Middle Ages, the railroad tycoons in the late nineteenth century or socially responsible confectioners today.
Mat Gleason: On Arts Patronage, Corporate America Should Take a Hint From Hint Mint Mat Gleason 2010
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