patronaged

Verb

patronage (third-person singular simple present patronages, present participle patronaging, simple past and past participle patronaged)

1. (transitive) 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
2. (transitive) 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

   Synonyms:

   support, keep going

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