patroonship
UK/pəˈtɹuːnʃɪp/
patroonship noun: the position or office of a patroon; landownership (originally of a Dutch colony).
Noun
patroonship (countable and uncountable, plural patroonships)
- The position or office of a patroon; landownership (originally of a Dutch colony).
- His patroonship of Rensellaerwick lay immediately below Fort Aurania, and extended for several miles on each side of the Hudson, beside embracing the mountainous region of the Helderberg.1809, Washington Irving, A History of New York
- It was a protest against the patroonship system, which went back to the 1600s when the Dutch ruled New York, a system where […] ‘a few families, intricately intermarried, controlled the destinies of three hundred thousand people and ruled in almost kingly splendor near two million acres of land.’2003 (revised), Howard Zinn, A People's History of the United States, HarperCollins 2005, p. 211
- An estate run by a patroon, or under a similar system.
Synonyms of patroonship
Forms of patroonship
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Origin of patroonship
From patroon + -ship. Compare Dutch patroonschap. Piecewise doublet of patronship.
Questions about patroonship
- What does patroonship mean?
- Patroonship means the position or office of a patroon; landownership (originally of a Dutch colony).
- What part of speech is patroonship?
- Patroonship is a noun.
- How do you pronounce patroonship?
- Patroonship is pronounced /pəˈtɹuːnʃɪp/ (UK).
- What is the plural of patroonship?
- The plural of patroonship is patroonships.
Words near patroonship in the dictionary
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