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patroned

patroned is the simple past and past participle of patron.

Meaning of patron

Verb

patron (third-person singular simple present patrons, present participle patroning, simple past and past participle patroned)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To be a patron of; to patronize; to favour.
    • a good cause needs not to be patroned by passion1642, [Thomas Browne], “(please specify the page)”, in Religio Medici, London: […] Andrew Crooke, →OCLC
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To treat as a patron.

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Questions about patroned

What is patroned the simple past and past participle of?
Patroned is the simple past and past participle of patron.

Words near patroned in the dictionary

  1. patronages
  2. patronaging
  3. patronal
  4. patronate
  5. patrondom
  6. patroned
  7. patroness
  8. patronessed
  9. patronesses
  10. patronessing
  11. patroning

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