What does "patronage" mean?
Patronage: Business custom. [Commercial Cant]
Additional senses
- 2.Guardianship, as of a saint; tutelary care. Addison.
- 3.The right of nomination to political office; also, the offices, contracts, honors, etc., which a public officer may bestow by favor.
- 4.(Eng. Law) The right of presentation to church or ecclesiastical benefice; advowson. Blackstone.
- 5.To act as a patron of; to maintain; to defend. [Obs.] Shak.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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