patronal

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pa·tron

 (pā′trən)
n.
1. One that supports, protects, or champions someone or something, such as an institution, event, or cause; a sponsor or benefactor: a patron of the arts.
2. A customer, especially a regular customer.
3. (also pä-trōn′) The owner or manager of an establishment, especially a restaurant or an inn of France or Spain.
4.
a. A noble or wealthy person in ancient Rome who granted favor and protection to someone in exchange for certain services.
b. A slave owner in ancient Rome who freed a slave without relinquishing all legal claim to him.
5. One who possesses the right to grant an ecclesiastical benefice to a member of the clergy.
6. A patron saint.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin patrōnus, from Latin, from pater, patr-, father; see pəter- in Indo-European roots.]

pa′tron·al (pā′trə-nəl) adj.
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The Friends of Diseworth St Michael and All Angels Church were involved in activities to mark the patronal festival in a variety of ways including such as flowers, poems, pictures, recipes, cakes etc.
A traditional religious dance called sirong is performed during the saint's patronal feast on June 13, which falls two days before Baybay's cityhood day.
A newly elected village councilman in Cabadbaran City, in Agusan del Norte province, who was also an active militiaman, was gunned down by suspected New People's Army hitmen while watching an event during a patronal fiesta celebration on Wednesday.
Just after a hectic Patronal Festival Weekend came the village Jazz Festival in aid of Rudi's Retreat.
In the framework of the identification of economic and commercial exchanges between Tunisia and Cameroon, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Sfax is organizing a multi-sector business mission, in association with the Cameroon's Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture and the "Groupement Inter Patronal Camerounais" .
Amid continuing arguments over the relative benefits of practical and patronal charity, as well as applicants' worthiness and the best way to elicit sufficient financial support, Bologna cultivated the first welfare-shelter service in Italy, established dowry savings accounts, and offered early maternity and unemployment benefits.
Reynante delos Santos, Midsayap police chief, said his office received a report about bombing attempt in the town as it prepared for the January 17-18 patronal fiesta celebration.
Each year, the Holy See sends a delegation to join the Ecumenical Patriarch in celebrating his patronal feast.
Os rurais modernos sao tidos como produtores de escala, caracteristicos do modelo patronal. No modelo familiar, os produtores escoam a producao diretamente para os consumidores via venda no segmento varejo, ou escoam para a associacao ou cooperativa, mediante relacao por cota de participacao.
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