Definition of patron

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Patron (n.) A master who had freed his slave, but still retained some paternal rights over him..

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Collate :: Collate (v. i.) To place in a benefice, when the person placing is both the patron and the ordinary..
Patron :: Patron (v. t.) To be a patron of; to patronize; to favor.
George :: George (n.) A figure of St. George (the patron saint of England) on horseback, appended to the collar of the Order of the Garter. See Garter..
Pan :: Pan (n.) The god of shepherds, guardian of bees, and patron of fishing and hunting. He is usually represented as having the head and trunk of a man, with the legs, horns, and tail of a goat, and as playing on the shepherd's pipe, which he is said to have invented..
Protector :: Protector (n.) One who, or that which, defends or shields from injury, evil, oppression, etc.; a defender; a guardian; a patron..
Patronage :: Patronage (n.) The right of presentation to church or ecclesiastical benefice; advowson.
Patronized :: Patronized (imp. & p. p.) of Patroniz.
Patron :: Patron (n.) A master who had freed his slave, but still retained some paternal rights over him..
Prestimony :: Prestimony (n.) A fund for the support of a priest, without the title of a benefice. The patron in the collator..
Inscription :: Inscription (n.) An address, consignment, or informal dedication, as of a book to a person, as a mark of respect or an invitation of patronage..
Patronization :: Patronization (n.) The act of patronizing; patronage; support.
Patron :: Patron (n.) One who protects, supports, or countenances; a defender..
Transpatronize :: Transpatronize (v. t.) To transfer the patronage of.
Patronal :: Patronal (a.) Patron; protecting; favoring.
Themis :: Themis (n.) The goddess of law and order; the patroness of existing rights.
Defensor :: Defensor (n.) The patron of a church; an officer having charge of the temporal affairs of a church.
Patronymic :: Patronymic (a.) Derived from ancestors; as, a patronymic denomination..
Usurper :: Usurper (n.) One who usurps; especially, one who seizes illegally on sovereign power; as, the usurper of a throne, of power, or of the rights of a patron..
Usurp :: Usurp (v. t.) To seize, and hold in possession, by force, or without right; as, to usurp a throne; to usurp the prerogatives of the crown; to usurp power; to usurp the right of a patron is to oust or dispossess him..
Impatronization :: Impatronization (n.) Absolute seignory or possession; the act of investing with such possession.
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