Definition:
- (n.) Special countenance or support; favor, encouragement, or aid, afforded to a person or a work; as, the patronage of letters; patronage given to an author.
- (n.) Business custom.
- (n.) Guardianship, as of a saint; tutelary care.
- (n.) The right of nomination to political office; also, the offices, contracts, honors, etc., which a public officer may bestow by favor.
- (n.) The right of presentation to church or ecclesiastical benefice; advowson.
- (v. t.) To act as a patron of; to maintain; to defend.
Compare patronage with other words:
patronage vs. patronate
matronage vs. patronage
auspice vs. patronage
avowry vs. patronage
patronage vs. sponsor
mobile vs. patronage
patronage vs. transportation
patronage vs. synonym
patronage vs. ride
patronage vs. ridership
patronage vs. prebendal
patronage vs. sponsorship
auspices vs. patronage
encourage vs. patronage
patronage vs. pension
aegis vs. patronage
pap vs. patronage
commercial vs. patronage
patronage vs. patronize
patron vs. patronage
advowson vs. patronage
ecclesiastical vs. patronage
church vs. patronage
benefice vs. patronage
patronage vs. presentation
nomination vs. patronage
patronage vs. right
patronage vs. tutelary
care vs. patronage
office vs. patronage
contract vs. patronage
appointment vs. patronage
patronage vs. political
patronage vs. saint
patronage vs. recipient
disdain vs. patronage
patronage vs. respect
condescension vs. patronage
communication vs. patronage
collectively vs. patronage
championship vs. patronage
patronage vs. support
business vs. patronage
backing vs. patronage
clientele vs. patronage
approval vs. patronage
patronage vs. trade