Definitions for Patronage
ˈpeɪ trə nɪdʒ, ˈpæ-pa·tron·age

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. backing, backup, championship, patronagenoun

   the act of providing approval and support

   "his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives"

2. clientele, patronage, businessnoun

   customers collectively

   "they have an upper class clientele"

3. condescension, disdain, patronagenoun

   a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient

4. patronagenoun

   (politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support

5. trade, patronageverb

   the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers

   "even before noon there was a considerable patronage"

6. patronageverb

   support by being a patron of

7. patronize, patronise, patronage, support, keep goingverb

   be a regular customer or client of

   "We patronize this store"; "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. patronagenoun

   The act of providing approval and support; backing; championship.

   His vigorous patronage of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives.

2. patronagenoun

   Customers collectively; clientele; business.

   The restaurant had an upper class patronage.

3. patronagenoun

   A communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient; condescension; disdain.

4. patronagenoun

   Granting favours or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support.

5. patronagenoun

   The people who ride a form of transportation. i.e. The customers or clientele of that form of transportation. Synonym of ridership.

6. patronageverb

   To support by being a patron of.

7. patronageverb

   To be a regular customer or client of; to patronize; to patronise; to support; to keep going.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Patronagenoun

   Etymology: from patron.

   1. Support; protection.

   Lady, most worthy of all duty, how falls it out, that you, in whom all virtue shines, will take the patronage of fortune, the only rebellious handmaid against virtue. Philip Sidney.

   Here’s patronage, and here our art descries,
   What breaks its bonds, what draws the closer ties,
   Shows what rewards our services may gain,
   And how too often we may court in vain. Thomas Creech.

   2. Guardianship of saints.

   From certain passages of the poets, several ships made choice of some god or other for their guardians, as among the Roman Catholicks every vessel is recommended to the patronage of some particular saint. Addison.

   3. Donation of a benefice; right of conferring a benefice.

2. To Patronageverb

   To patronise; to protect. A bad word.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   Dar’st thou maintain the former words thou spak’st?
   Yes, sir, as well as you dare patronage
   The envious barking of your saucy tongue. William Shakespeare.

   An out-law in a castle keeps,
   And uses it to patronage his theft. William Shakespeare.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Patronagenoun

   special countenance or support; favor, encouragement, or aid, afforded to a person or a work; as, the patronage of letters; patronage given to an author

2. Patronagenoun

   business custom

3. Patronagenoun

   guardianship, as of a saint; tutelary care

4. Patronagenoun

   the right of nomination to political office; also, the offices, contracts, honors, etc., which a public officer may bestow by favor

5. Patronagenoun

   the right of presentation to church or ecclesiastical benefice; advowson

6. Patronageverb

   to act as a patron of; to maintain; to defend

7. Etymology: [F. patronage. Cf. LL. patronaticum, and L. patronatus.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Patronage

   Patronage is the support, encouragement, privilege, or financial aid that an organization or individual bestows to another. In the history of art, arts patronage refers to the support that kings or popes have provided to musicians, painters, and sculptors. It can also refer to the right of bestowing offices or church benefices, the business given to a store by a regular customer, and the guardianship of saints. The word "patron" derives from the Latin patronus, "patron," one who gives benefits to his clients. In some countries the term is used to describe political patronage, which is the use of state resources to reward individuals for their electoral support. Some patronage systems are legal, as in the Canadian tradition of the Prime Minister to appoint senators and the heads of a number of commissions and agencies; in many cases, these appointments go to people who have supported the political party of the Prime Minister. As well, the term may refer to a type of corruption or favoritism in which a party in power rewards groups, families, ethnicities for their electoral support using illegal gifts or fraudulently awarded appointments or government contracts.

Matched Categories

1. • Approval
   • Disparagement
   • Politics
   • Social Control
   • Sustain

How to pronounce Patronage?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Patronage in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Patronage in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Patronage in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Patronage in a Sentence

1. Michael Madden:

   Kim Jong Un has been very good actually about promoting people that didn’t have the traditional patronage ties.

2. Michael Madden:

   The KPA (Korean People's Army) is undergoing actual modernization. Kim Jong Un is cutting through some of the fiefdoms and patronage networks that had grown too powerful.

3. The US President:

   I am ready to meet the Prime Minister of Israel any time in Washington under the patronage of President Trump.

4. John C. Calhoun:

   To maintain the ascendancy of the Constitution over the lawmaking majority is the great and essential point on which the success of the [American] system must depend; unless that ascendancy can be preserved, the necessary consequence must be that the laws will supersede the Constitution; and, finally, the will of the Executive, by influence of its patronage, will supersede the laws ...

5. Marine Lieutenant General Thomas Waldhauser:

   The unpredictable nature of paramilitary group patronage will most likely remain a significant obstacle to the GNA’s efforts to establish sovereignty.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Patronage
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Patronage
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Patronage
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Patronage
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Patronage