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Patroon
In the
United States
, a
patroon
(; from Dutch ) was a
landholder
with
manorial rights
to large tracts of land in the 17th century
Dutch colony
of
New Netherland
in North America. Through the
Charter of Freedoms and Exemptions
of 1629, the
Dutch West India Company
first started to grant this title and land to some of its invested members. These inducements to foster
colonization
and
settlement
(also known as the "Rights and Exemptions") are the basis for the
patroon system
.
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