Meaning

2 senses

  1. (transitive)To support by being a patron of.

    support by being a patron of

  2. (transitive)To be a regular customer or client of; to patronize

    be a regular customer or client of

Examples

3 sentences

  1. We really thank you for your patronage.

    ruМы благодарим вас за ваше покровительство. — Hellerick

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  2. Thank you for your patronage.

    ruСпасибо вам за покровительство. — odexed

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  3. Isamu Kobayashi received the patronage of Rohan Koda.

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Origin

From Middle English patronage, from Old French patronage (modern French patronage). Equiva

From Middle English patronage, from Old French patronage (modern French patronage). Equivalent to patron + -age. Piecewise doublet of patternage.

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Forms

patronages, patronaging, patronaged, patronaged
Base formpatronage · to patronage
3rd person singularpatronages
Present participlepatronaging
Past simplepatronaged
Past participlepatronaged

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theypatronage
he, she, itpatronages

Past simpleLesson

all personspatronaged

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave patronaged
he, she, ithas patronaged

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill patronage

Synonyms

4 synonyms
supportB1keep going
Close in meaning

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
patrolB1patronB2patronizeC2patronymicpatsy

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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