patroonship /pəˈtɹuːnʃɪp/ noun2 •(US, historical) The position or office of a patroon; landownership (originally of a Dutch colony).His patroonship of Rensellaerwick lay immediately below Fort Aurania, and extended for several miles on each side of the Hudson, beside embracing the mountainous region of the Helderberg. — 1809 •(US, historical) An estate run by a patroon, or under a similar system. formspatroonships
