patron /ˈpeɪ.tɹən/noun 8verb 2forms 3 noun8 •One who protects or supports; a defender or advocate.Let him who works the client wrong beware the patron’s ire! — 1834 •A customer, as of a certain store or restaurant.This car park is for patrons only. •A guardian or intercessor; synonym of patron saint.St. Joseph is the patron of many different places. •An influential, wealthy person who supported an artist, craftsman, a scholar or a noble. •(historical) A protector of a dependent, especially a master who had freed a slave but still retained some paternal rights. •A padrone. •(UK) One who has gift and disposition of a benefice. •(no longer used, historical) A property owner, a landlord, a master. (Compare patroon.)Half-a-dozen little boys carried it to the inn, where I had to explain to the patron, in my best Spanish, that we wanted a carriage to go to the baths, seven leagues off. — 1879 verb2 •(no longer used) To be a patron of; to patronize; to favour.a good cause needs not to be patroned by passion — 1642 •(no longer used) To treat as a patron. formspatroned · patroning · patrons
