patron

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

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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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patron

  1. accusative singular of patro

[edit] French

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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 English sense of this word shared in French is saint patron ("patron saint").

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[edit] Hiligaynon

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From Spanish patrón.

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patrón

  1. 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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  • IPA: /pǎtroːn/
  • Hyphenation: pat‧ron

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pàtrōn m. (Cyrillic spelling па̀тро̄н)

  1. patron
  2. protector

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[edit] Turkish

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From French patron.

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  • IPA: [patɾon]

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patron (definite accusative patronu, plural patronlar)

  1. boss

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