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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..

Patroness :: Patroness (n.) A female patron or helper.

Patron :: Patron (a.) Doing the duty of a patron; giving aid or protection; tutelary.

Pap :: Pap (n.) Nourishment or support from official patronage; as, treasury pap..

Patron :: Patron (n.) See Padrone, 2..

Avowee :: Avowee (n.) The person who has a right to present to a benefice; the patron; an advowee. See Advowson.

Crispin :: Crispin (n.) A shoemaker; -- jocularly so called from the patron saint of the craft.

Patronage :: Patronage (n.) Business custom.

Auspice :: Auspice (a.) Protection; patronage and care; guidance.

Patronization :: Patronization (n.) The act of patronizing; patronage; support.

Dedicate :: Dedicate (v. t.) To inscribe or address, as to a patron..

Collate :: Collate (v. i.) To place in a benefice, when the person placing is both the patron and the ordinary..

Nepotism :: Nepotism (n.) Undue attachment to relations; favoritism shown to members of one's family; bestowal of patronage in consideration of relationship, rather than of merit or of legal claim..

Patronage :: Patronage (n.) Guardianship, as of a saint; tutelary care..

Patronize :: Patronize (v. t.) To assume the air of a patron, or of a superior and protector, toward; -- used in an unfavorable sense; as, to patronize one's equals..

Advowson :: Advowson (n.) The right of presenting to a vacant benefice or living in the church. [Originally, the relation of a patron (advocatus) or protector of a benefice, and thus privileged to nominate or present to it.].

Patron :: Patron (v. t.) To be a patron of; to patronize; to favor.

Provision :: Provision (n.) A nomination by the pope to a benefice before it became vacant, depriving the patron of his right of presentation..

Impatronizing :: Impatronizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Impatroniz.

Collative :: Collative (a.) Passing or held by collation; -- said of livings of which the bishop and the patron are the same person.

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