PATROON


Meaning of PATROON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pə-ˈtrün ]

noun

Etymology: French patron & Spanish patrón, from Medieval Latin patronus, from Latin, patron

Date: 1743

1. archaic : the captain or officer commanding a ship

2.

[Dutch, from French patron ]

: the proprietor of a manorial estate especially in New York originally granted under Dutch rule but in some cases existing until the mid-19th century

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