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patron - English dictionary definition

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  1. Patron  One who protects, supports, or countenances; a defender.
  2. Patron  A master who had freed his slave, but still retained some paternal rights over him.
  3. Patron  A man of distinction under whose protection another person placed himself.
  4. Patron  An advocate or pleader.
  5. Patron  One who encourages or helps a person, a cause, or a work; a furtherer; a promoter; as, a patron of art.
  6. Patron  One who has gift and disposition of a benefice.
  7. Patron  A guardian saint. -- called also patron saint.
  8. Patron  See Padrone, 2.
  9. Patron  To be a patron of; to patronize; to favor.
  10. Patron  Doing the duty of a patron; giving aid or protection; tutelary.