patron

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[edit] English

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Old English patron, reborrowed from Latin patronus, derived from pater "father".

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Singular
patron

Plural
patrons

patron (plural patrons)

  1. a supporter
  2. a customer
  3. a property owner who hires a contractor for construction works
  4. an influential, wealthy person who supported an artist, craftsman, a scholar or a noble.

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From Latin patronus, derived from pater "father".

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patron m. (plural patrons)

  1. boss, employer
    Mon patron m'a accordé quelques jours de vacances supplémentaires.
  2. (sewing and knitting) pattern

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This a false friend, the only common use of this word is saint patron "patron saint".


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French

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patron' m. inv.

  1. patron (of a sports event etc)
  2. pattern (paper, for knitting)
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