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patronless

patronless adjective: lacking a patron or patrons; unsponsored; unpatronized; unpatroned.

Adjective

patronless (comparative more patronless, superlative most patronless)

  1. Lacking a patron or patrons; unsponsored; unpatronized; unpatroned.

Forms of patronless

comparativemore patronless
superlativemost patronless

Origin of patronless

From patron + -less. Piecewise doublet of patternless.

Questions about patronless

What does patronless mean?
Patronless means lacking a patron or patrons; unsponsored; unpatronized; unpatroned.
What part of speech is patronless?
Patronless is an adjective.

Words near patronless in the dictionary

  1. patronizer
  2. patronizers
  3. patronizes
  4. patronizing
  5. patronizingly
  6. patronless
  7. patronlike
  8. patronly
  9. patronne
  10. patronnes
  11. patronomatology

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