patronate

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin patrōnātus.

Noun[edit]

patronate (uncountable)

  1. The right or duty of a patron; patronage.
    • 1843, J. White, “The People and the Church of Scotland”, in Westminster Review:
      Whose will shall be clothed with the dominancy of the matter ; the will of the Home Secretary of the day , and a small body of the landlords , or the will of the recipients of the eucharist in the parish -the patronate or the congregational will ?

Esperanto[edit]

Adverb[edit]

patronate

  1. present adverbial passive participle of patroni