padrone noun5 •A landlord; the master of a large estate.Dominedio! O Riverenza! how sadly must Ser Giovanni, my poor padrone, have lost his memory in this cruel long illness! — 1889 •The master of a small coaster in the Mediterranean.Whereupon Messrs. Gascoigne and Easy paid their bill and rose to depart, but the padrone informed them that he should like to see the colour of their money before they went on board. — 1906 •A man who imports, and controls the earnings of, Greek or Italian labourers, street musicians, child beggars, etc.As a natural consequence of what might be called this friendship the laborer turns to the banker or padrone for advice as to work, and he will go where the padrone sends him . — 1904 •A mafia boss.Salemi, a high-ranking member of the Agrigento Mafia, insisted that Violi recognize Cuffaro, but the self - styled padrone of Saint- Léonard would not capitulate. — 2011 •A patron; a protector.She had not the slightest intention of keeping the promises she had made to the padrone; she had resolved to lie stoutly as far as was necessary to make good her own and Beppo's escape. — 1878 formspadrones · padroni
