patronship
patronship · patronships
Patronage, the act or especially the formalized state of being a backer or supporterPatronage, the act or especially the formalized state of being a backer or supporter (of something).
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncommon, uncountable)Patronage, the act or especially the formalized state of being a backer or supporter (of something).
(countable, uncountable)Synonym of patroonship.
Origin
From patron + -ship. Piecewise doublet of patroonship.From patron + -ship. Piecewise doublet of patroonship.
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Forms
plural: patronships| Singular | patronship |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable