patronage

Meaning of patronage

noun
  1. The act of providing approval and support; backing; championship.
    His vigorous patronage of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives.
  2. Customers collectively; clientele; business.
    The restaurant had an upper-class patronage.
  3. A communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient; condescension; disdain.
  4. Granting favours or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support.
  5. Guardianship, as of a saint; tutelary care.
  6. The right of nomination to political office.
  7. The right of presentation to church or ecclesiastical benefice; advowson.
verb
  1. To support by being a patron of.
  2. To be a regular customer or client of; to patronize

Information about patronage

  • The plural form of patronage is: patronages.
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Hyphenation of patronage

pa-tron-age

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
  • patronage is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

patronage synonyms

Meaning backing:

backing, backup, championship

Meaning clientele:

business

Meaning condescension:

condescension, disdain

Meaning trade:

trade

Meaning patronize:

patronize, support

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