pa·troon (p -tr n )n. A landholder in New Netherland who, under Dutch colonial rule, was granted proprietary and manorial rights to a large tract of land in exchange for bringing 50 new settlers to the colony. [Dutch, from French patron, patron, master, from Old French; see patron.] |
patroon [pəˈtruːn]
n
(Historical Terms) (in the US) a Dutch land-holder in New Netherland and New York with manorial rights in the colonial era
[from Dutch: patron1]
patroonship n
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