patroon

[ puh-troon ]

noun

1. a person who held an estate in land with certain manorial privileges granted under the old Dutch governments of New York and New Jersey.

patroon

/ pəˈtruːn /

noun

1. (in the US) a Dutch land-holder in New Netherland and New York with manorial rights in the colonial era

Derived Forms

• paˈtroonˌship, noun

Other Words From

• pa·troonship noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of patroon¹

1655–65; < Dutch < French < Latin patrōnus. See patron, -oon

Word History and Origins

Origin of patroon¹

C18: from Dutch: patron ¹

Example Sentences

A fourth paper may describe the patroon system and compare it with that of other colonies.

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"Thou may'st bestow her on thy favorite Patroon;" returned the Skimmer, with a calm but sad eye.

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The barges frequently had forty or fifty men, with a patroon, and carried fifty or sixty tons.

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A keel-boat was generally manned by ten hands, principally Canadian French, and a patroon or master.

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The patroon of Rensselaerswyck drank a flask of camphor to forget his Jane.

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