nonpatronage adjective 1noun 1 adjective1 •Not patronage, or not related to patronage."A lot of people in the black community don't have a feel for progressive versus nonprogressive government or patronage versus nonpatronage or fiscal conservatism versus free spending. — 1988 noun1 •Failure to patronize a business.A third practice outlawed is discrimination against shippers as punishment for nonpatronage. — 1983