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patronage
Found in thesaurus: approving, approval, blessing, people, disparagement, derogation, depreciation, social control, business, maintain, sustain, keep, nurture, foster
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patronage
n.
sponsorship; support; clientele
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Patronage
Patronage is the support, encouragement, privilege, or financial aid that an organization or individual bestows to another. In the history of art, arts patronage refers to the support that kings, popes and the wealthy have provided to artists such as musicians, painters, and sculptors. It can also refer to the right of bestowing offices or church benefices, the business given to a store by a regular customer, and the guardianship of saints. The word "patron" derives from the ("patron"), one who gives benefits to his clients (see Patronage in ancient Rome).
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patronage
Noun
1. the act of providing approval and support; "his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives"
(synonym) backing, backup, championship
(hypernym) blessing, approval, approving
2. customers collectively; "they have an upper class clientele"
(synonym) clientele, business
(hypernym) people
(derivation) patronize, patronise, support, keep going
3. a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient
(synonym) condescension, disdain
(hypernym) disparagement, depreciation, derogation
4. (politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support
(hypernym) social control
(hyponym) nomenklatura
(classification) politics, political science, government
5. the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers; "even before noon there was a considerable patronage"
(synonym) trade
(hypernym) business
(hyponym) custom
(derivation) patronize, patronise, support, keep going
Verb
1. support by being a patron of
(hypernym) sustain, keep, maintain
2. be a regular customer or client of; "We patronize this store"; "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could"
(synonym) patronize, patronise, support, keep going
(hypernym) foster, nurture
(verb-group) run on, keep going
(derivation) trade
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patronage
nm.
patronage, sponsorship; youth club
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patronage
n.
mecenášství; sponzorství; patronát; (stálá) klientela
