patronage
/ˈpeɪtɹənɪd͡ʒ//ˈpætɹənɪd͡ʒ/
patronage noun: the act of providing approval and support; backing; championship.
Noun
patronage (countable and uncountable, plural patronages)
- The act of providing approval and support; backing; championship.
- His vigorous patronage of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives.
- Customers collectively; clientele; business.
- The restaurant had an upper-class patronage.
- The improved service to and from Taunton is fully justified by the passenger patronage to and from this town, which is a railhead for a large surrounding area.1961 October, “The winter timetables of British Railways: Western Region”, in Trains Illustrated, pages 590–591
- The act or state of being a customer of some business.
- The restaurant had "Thank you for your patronage!" printed on its take-out bags.
- A communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient; condescension; disdain.
- Granting favours or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support.
- Patronage, nepotism, cronyism, abuse of power, and criminal activity flourish, sometimes for decades, in numerous town halls, police stations, and special-purpose government agencies in the suburbs.2015, Thomas J. Gradel, Dick Simpson, Corrupt Illinois: Patronage, Cronyism, and Criminality, University of Illinois Press, →ISBN, page 117
- Guardianship, as of a saint; tutelary care.
- Each of the Arts whose office is to refine, purify, adorn, embellish and grace life is under the patronage of a Muse, no god being found worthy to preside over them.1864, Eliza Farnham, Woman and Her Era
- The right of nomination to political office.
- The right of presentation to church or ecclesiastical benefice; advowson.
- Advowson is the right of presentation to a church, or ecclesiastical benefice. Advowson, advocatio, signifies the taking into protection; and therefore is synonymous with patronage1765–1769, William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England, (please specify |book=I to IV), Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] Clarendon Press, →OCLC
- Patronising speech or behaviour.
- The housekeeper, a very decorative brunette of thirty-five with a pseudo-English accent, greeted him with a mixture of grateful effusion and condescending patronage.1946, William Hatfield, Buffalo Jim, Oxford: Geoffrey Cumberlege, page 70
Verb
patronage (third-person singular simple present patronages, present participle patronaging, simple past and past participle patronaged)
- To support by being a patron of.
- Mingdi continued the policy of his father who had patronaged Confucian learning.2003, Hubert Michael Seiwert, Popular Religious Movements and Heterodox Sects in Chinese History, BRILL, →ISBN, page 62
- Table 5.4 reveals the role of criminal gangs’ patron under each crime category. From this, we can understand that 74 percent of the mercenaries are patronaged and supported by the politicians either of the ruling or opposition party.2004, C.K. Gandhirajan, Organized Crime, APH Publishing Corporation, →ISBN, page 147
- To be a regular customer or client of; to patronize
- This house is largely patronaged by the professors and students of many of the Educational Institutions of New England and the Middle States; and all perons visiting New York, either for business or pleasure, will find this an excellent place at which to stop.c. 1880, The Primary Teacher, volume 3, New-England Publishing Company, page 63
- Mr. F. A. Welch, of the Oak View Poultry Farm, Salem, starts an add with us this issue. […] Our readers will be treated well, if they patronage Mr. Welch.1902 May, Oregon Poultry Journal, page 27
- Synonyms:
- support, keep going
patronage meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
patronage in Hindi
- patronage, protection, mentorship, guardianship
- सरपरस्ती sarparastī
patronage in Tamil
- ஆதரவளித்தல, புரத்தல் நிலை, ஆதரவு, காப்புமை, புரவு
patronage in Urdu
- patronage
- آگرہ āgrah
patronage in Bengali
- পৃষ্ঠপোষকতা, আনুকূল্য
More languagesFewer languages
- patronage in Malayalam
- രക്ഷാധികാരം, പുരസ്കാരം, പരിലാളനം, സംഭാവന
- patronage in Kannada
- ಆಶ್ರಯ, ಪೋಷಣೆ, ಪ್ರೋತ್ಸಾಹ, ಅನುಗ್ರಹ
- patronage in Punjabi
- ਸਰਪ੍ਰਸਤੀ
- patronage in Odia
- ପୃଷ୍ଠପୋଷକତା
- patronage in Malay
- penaungan
- patronage in Indonesian
- patronasi
Examples of patronage in a sentence
- In addition to employment in the area, once you factor in the patronage of people visiting the various sites, it's not difficult to see why it's being redeveloped.2021 July 28, Peter Plisner, “The race to the Games has begun”, in RAIL, number 936, page 54:
- Most public establishments catered to Blacks, and Whites actively patronaged some black-owned businesses (Martin 1982, 6, 9–11; Slingsby 1980, 31–32).2002, Kevin Fox Gotham, Race, Real Estate, and Uneven Development, SUNY Press, →ISBN, page 28:
Synonyms of patronage
Forms of patronage
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | patronages |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | patronages |
| present participle | patronaging |
| past participle | patronaged |
| past | patronaged |
Origin of patronage
From Middle English patronage, from Old French patronage (modern French patronage). Equivalent to patron + -age. Piecewise doublet of patternage.
Words formed from patronage
Phrases with patronage
Questions about patronage
- What does patronage mean?
- Patronage means the act of providing approval and support; backing; championship.
- What is patronage in Hindi?
- Patronage in Hindi is सरपरस्ती (sarparastī). See Patronage meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use patronage in a sentence?
- In addition to employment in the area, once you factor in the patronage of people visiting the various sites, it's not difficult to see why it's being redeveloped.
- What part of speech is patronage?
- Patronage can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce patronage?
- Patronage is pronounced /ˈpeɪtɹənɪd͡ʒ/.
- What is the plural of patronage?
- The plural of patronage is patronages.
Words near patronage in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: patronage (page history and authors); सरपरस्ती (Hindi) (page history and authors); patronage (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); آگرہ (Urdu) (page history and authors); Patronage (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); patronage (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); patronage (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); patronage (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); patronage (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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