patronage

pa·tron·age

 (pā′trə-nĭj, păt′rə-)

n.

1. The support or encouragement of a patron, as for an institution or cause.

2. Support or encouragement proffered in a condescending manner: Our little establishment has finally been deemed worthy of the bank's patronage.

3. The trade given to a commercial establishment by its customers: Shopkeepers thanked Christmas shoppers for their patronage.

4. Customers or patrons considered as a group; clientele: The grand old hotel has a loyal but demanding patronage.

5.

a. The power to distribute or appoint people to governmental or political positions.

b. The act of distributing or appointing people to such positions.

c. The positions so distributed or filled.

6. The right to grant an ecclesiastical benefice to a member of the clergy.

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patronage

(ˈpætrənɪdʒ)

n

1.

a. the support given or custom brought by a patron or patroness

b. the position of a patron

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in politics)

a. the practice of making appointments to office, granting contracts, etc

b. the favours so distributed

3.

a. a condescending manner

b. any kindness done in a condescending way

4. (Anglicanism) Christianity the right to present a clergyman to a benefice

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pa•tron•age

(ˈpeɪ trə nɪdʒ, ˈpæ-)

n.

1. the financial support or business provided to a store, hotel, or the like, by customers, clients, or paying guests.

2. patrons collectively; clientele.

3.

a. the power of public officials to make appointments to government jobs or grant other favors to their supporters.

b. the distribution of such jobs or favors.

c. the jobs or favors so distributed.

4. a condescending manner or attitude in granting favors, in dealing with people, etc.; condescension.

5. the encouragement or support of a patron, as toward an artist or institution.

6. advowson.

[1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	patronage - the act of providing approval and support; "his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives" backing, championship, backup approval, approving, blessing - the formal act of approving; "he gave the project his blessing"; "his decision merited the approval of any sensible person"
	2.	patronage - customers collectively; "they have an upper class clientele" clientele, business people - (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience"
	3.	patronage - a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient condescension, disdain depreciation - a communication that belittles somebody or something
	4.	patronage - (politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support social control - control exerted (actively or passively) by group action nomenklatura - the system of patronage in communist countries; controlled by committees in the Communist Party political science, politics, government - the study of government of states and other political units
	5.	patronage - the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers; "even before noon there was a considerable patronage" trade business - the volume of commercial activity; "business is good today"; "show me where the business was today" custom - habitual patronage; "I have given this tailor my custom for many years"
Verb	1.	patronage - support by being a patron of maintain, sustain, keep - supply with necessities and support; "She alone sustained her family"; "The money will sustain our good cause"; "There's little to earn and many to keep"
	2.	patronage - be a regular customer or client of; "We patronize this store"; "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could" keep going, patronise, patronize, support nurture, foster - help develop, help grow; "nurture his talents" keep going, run on - continue uninterrupted; "The disease will run on unchecked"; "The party kept going until 4 A.M."

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patronage

noun

1. support, promotion, sponsorship, backing, help, aid, championship, assistance, encouragement, espousal, benefaction Japan is moving into international patronage of the arts.

2. nepotism, bias, favouritism, preferential treatment, partiality a system based on corruption and political patronage

3. condescension, contempt, disdain, snobbery, patronizing, deigning, snobbishness exuding all the patronage that was to be expected from a descendant of doges

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patronage

noun

1. Aid or support given by a patron:

aegis, auspice (often used in plural), backing, patronization, sponsorship.

2. The commercial transactions of customers with a supplier:

business, custom, trade, traffic.

3. Customers or patrons collectively:

clientele.

4. The political appointments or jobs that are at the disposal of those in power:

spoil (used in plural).

Slang: pork.

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Translations

رِعايَه، مُناصَرَه

mecenášstvípatronát

protektion

BevormundungSchirmherrschaft

πελατείαπατρονάρισμα

mecenazgopatrocinioapoyoenchufe

asiakaskuntaasiakkaat

mécénat

pártfogáspatronázsvevőkör

stuîningur velunnara

patrociniopatronato

patronát

koruma

惠顾赞助

patronage

[ˈpætrənɪdʒ] N (= support) → patrocinio m; (= clients) → clientela f; [of the arts] → mecenazgo m; (political) → apoyo m (Rel) → patronato m
under the patronage of → patrocinado por, bajo los auspicios de

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patronage

[ˈpætrənɪdʒ] n (= support) → patronage m, appui m

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patronage

n

(= support) → Schirmherrschaft f; under the patronage of … → unter der Schirmherrschaft von …; his lifelong patronage of the arts → seine lebenslange Förderung der Künste

(form, of a shop etc) we enjoy the patronage of … → zu unseren Kunden zählen …; we thank you for your patronage → wir danken Ihnen für Ihr Vertrauen; the attitude of the new sales assistant caused her to withdraw her patronage → das Benehmen des neuen Verkäufers veranlasste sie, dort nicht mehr einzukaufen

(= right to appoint to government jobs) → Patronat nt; under (the) patronage of → unter der Schirmherrschaft von

(rare: = condescension) an air of patronage → eine gönnerhafte Miene

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patronage

[ˈpætrənɪdʒ] n (gen) → patrocinio; (of shop) → frequentazione f
under the patronage of → sotto l'alto patrocinio or patronato di
patronage of the arts → mecenatismo

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patron

(ˈpeitrən) noun

1. a person who supports (often with money) an artist, musician, writer, form of art etc. He's a patron of the arts. ondersteuner, borg نَصير، مُشَجِّع покровител patrono mecenáš der/die Schirmherr(in) sponsor; mæcen; protektor προστάτης, υποστηρικτήςmecenas patroon حامی mesenaatti mécène נוֹתֵן חָסוּת संरक्षक patron, zaštitnik védnök pelindung velunnari, stuðningsmaður patrocinatore, mecenate パトロン 후원자 globėjas, patronas, mecenatas patrons, mecenāts, atbalstītājs penaung beschermerbeskytter, sponsor, mesen protektor, mecenas اتندوى (حامي)، نايك patrono mecena покровитель, меценат mecenáš pokrovitelj pokrovitelj beskyddare, gynnare, mecenat ผู้อุปถัมภ์ koruyucu 贊助者 патрон مؤيد، سرپرستي người bảo trợ 赞助者

2. a (regular) customer of a shop etc. The manager said that he knew all his patrons. ondersteuners, klante زُبون редовен клиент cliente stálý zákazník der/die Stammkunde(in) fast kunde πελάτηςcliente habitual, parroquiano püsikunde مشتری asiakas client/-ente לָקוֹחַ קַבוּע ग्राहक mušterija, gost állandó vevő pelanggan fastagestur, fastur viðskiptavinur cliente 得意客 단골손님 nuolatinis klientas pastāvīgs klients pelanggan tetap vaste klantfast kunde, stamgjest bywalec, klient بى پار، پېر ود ونكى، مشترى cliente client покупатель, клиент stály zákazník redni odjemalec mušterija stamkund, stamgäst ผู้อุดหนุน devamlı müşteri 主顧 постійний покупець; постійний відвідувач دکان کے مستقل گاہک khách hàng quen 主顾

patronage (ˈpӕtrənidʒ) , ((American) ˈpei-) noun

the support given by a patron. ondersteuning, borgskap رِعايَه، مُناصَرَه покровителство patrocínio mecenášství; patronát die Schirmherrschaft protektion υποστήριξη mecenazgo, patrocinio; enchufe eestkoste حمایت kannatus mécénatחסות, תמיכה संरक्षण pokroviteljstvo, zaštita pártfogás dukungan stuðningur velunnara patrocinio 後援 후원, 단골거래 globa, parama aizbildniecība; atbalsts naungan beschermingstøtte, beskyttelsepatronat ساتنه ( حمايت )، ملاتړ، دحامې دفتر: دساتندويوډله patrocínio mecenat покровительство patronát pokroviteljstvo tutorstvo beskydd, stöd, ynnest การอุปถัมภ์ koruma 贊助 заступництво; опікування دستگيري، سرپرستي sự bảo trợ 惠顾，赞助

ˈpatronize, ˈpatronise (ˈpӕ-) , ((American) ˈpei-) verb

1. to behave towards (someone) in a way which is kind and friendly but which nevertheless shows that one thinks oneself to be more important, clever etc than that person. He's a nice fellow but he does patronize his assistants. neerbuigend optree يَتَعامَل باسْتِعلائِيَّه покровителствам tratar com condescendência chovat se blahosklonně gönnerhaft behandeln behandle nedladende; patronisere πατρονάρω, φέρομαι σε κπ. συγκαταβατικά tratar con condescendencia sõbraliku üleolekuga kohtlema رئیس وار رفتار کردن suhtautua alentuvasti traiter avec condescendance לְהִתנַשֵא कृपा करना milostivost, pokroviteljsko držanje leereszkedő vkivel szemben merendahkan sÿna (e-m) yfirlætislega góðvild (trattare con aria di superiorità) 目下にみる 생색내다 globėjiškai elgtis su, patronuoti protežēt merendah-rendahkan neerbuigend behandelen behandle nedlatende traktować protekcjonalnie ملاتړكول، ساتل، حمايه كول: مهرباني كول tratar com condescendência a trata de sus/cu condescendenţă относиться покровительственно, свысока správať sa blahosklonne pokroviteljsko se vesti povlađivati spela beskyddare mot, behandla överlägset (nedlåtande) ทำตัวเหนือผู้อื่น büyüklük/patronluk taslamak 庇護 ставитися зверхньо اعانت کرنا، سرپرستي کرنا đối xử với thái độ kẻ cả 庇护

2. to visit (a shop, theatre, society etc) regularly. That's not a shop I patronize nowadays. besoek, by inkopies doen يزور، يَتَرَدَّد على، يَشْتَري من клиент/постоянен посетител съм на frequentar pravidelně chodit regelmäßig besuchen være fast kunde i είμαι τακτικός πελάτης frecuentar, ser cliente habitual pidevalt külastama مشتری دائم بودن asioida fréquenter לִהיוֹת לָקוֹחַ קָבוּע ग्राहक होना biti stalna mušterija törzsvendég (vhol) mengunjungi secara tetap vera fastur viðskiptavinur frequentare ひいきにする 단골로 다니다 nuolat lankyti(s) pastāvīgi apmeklēt menjadi pelanggan tetap di begunstigen handle hos, besøke fast być stałym klientem دايمى مشترى frequentar a frec­venta постоянно посещать pravidelne chodiť redno obiskovati posećivati redovno vara stamkund (stamgäst) hos อุดหนุน müşterisi olmak 光顧 бути постійним покупцем, відвідувачем کسي دوکان وغيرہ ميں برابر جانا thường lui tới 光顾

ˈpatronizing, ˈpatronising adjective

neerbuigend مُسْتَعْلِياً покровителствен condescendente blahosklonný gönnerhaft nedladende συγκαταβατικόςaltivo, desdeñoso, paternalista patroneerimine رئیس وار alentuva condescendant מִתנַשֵׂא संरक्षण देना visoka, pokroviteljski leereszkedő (modor) merendahkan sá sem sÿnir yfirlætislega góðvild (di superiorità) 援助している 생색내는, 거만한 globėjiškas patronizējošs; atbalstošs merendah-rendahkan orang uit de hoogte nedlatende protekcjonalny رئيس داسى condescendente con­des­cendent покровительственный blahosklonný pokroviteljski pokroviteljski nedlåtande ที่วางตัวเป็นผู้มีอุปการะคุณ büyüklük taslayan 傲慢的 зарозумілий, гордовитий حمايت، دستگيري ra vẻ kẻ cả 以恩人自居的，要人领情的

ˈpatronizingly, ˈpatronisingly adverb

neerbuigend باسْتِعْلائِيَّه покровителствено com condescendência blahosklonně gönnerhaft nedladende συγκαταβατικάaltivamente, desdeñosamente, de forma paternalista patroneerivalt بطور رئیس وار alentuvasti d'un air condescendant בְּהִתנַשׂאוּת संरक्षण देते हुए milost leereszkedően secara merendahkan með yfirlætislegri góðvild (con aria di superiorità) おうへいに 거만하게 globėjiškai patronizējoši dgn cara yg merendah-rendahkan orang neerbuigendnedlatende protekcjonalnie لکه مشر com condescendência cu con­­descendenţă покровительственно blahosklonne pokroviteljsko pokroviteljski nedlåtande ด้วยความเป็นผู้มีอุปการะคุณ büyüklük taslar biçimde 傲慢地 зарозуміло, гордовито دستگيري کے ساتھ ra vẻ kẻ cả 傲慢地

patron saint

a saint who protects a particular person, group of people, country etc. St Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland. beskermheilige شَفيع светец закрилник santo padroeiro patron, -ka der/die Schutzheilige skytshelgen προστάτης άγιος, πολιούχος santo patrón, patrón kaitsepühak قدیس حامی suojeluspyhimys saint patron, sainte patronne הַקָדוֹש הַמַגֵן इष्ट देव svetac zaštitnik védőszent santo pelindung verndardÿrlingur patrono 守護聖人 수호 성인 globėjas, patronas patrons; sargeņģelis; aizstāvis santo pelindung beschermheiligeskytshelgenpatron حامی santo padroeiro sfânt pro­tector святои заступник, хранитель (svätý, -á) patrón, -ka patron svetac zaštitnik skyddshelgon นักบุญผู้ปกป้องคุ้มครอง koruyucu aziz 守護神 заступник, оборонець محافظ، ولي thần hộ mệnh 守护神

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