patrón

[pah-trawn]

noun, plural pa·tron·es

[pah-traw-nes] /pɑˈtrɔ nɛs/. Spanish.

(in Mexico and the southwestern U.S.) a boss; employer.

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British Dictionary definitions for patrón

patron

noun

a person, esp a man, who sponsors or aids artists, charities, etc; protector or benefactor
a customer of a shop, hotel, etc, esp a regular one
See patron saint
(in ancient Rome) the protector of a dependant or client, often the former master of a freedman still retaining certain rights over him
Christianity a person or body having the right to present a clergyman to a benefice

Derived Formspatronal (pəˈtrəʊnəl), adjectivepatronly, adjective

Word Origin for patron

C14: via Old French from Latin patrōnus protector, from pater father

patron

noun

a man, who owns or manages a hotel, restaurant, or bar

patron

noun

Irish a variant spelling of pattern 2

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Word Origin and History for patrón

patron

"a lord-master, a protector," c.1300, from Old French patron "patron, protector, patron saint" (12c.) and directly from Medieval Latin patronus "patron saint, bestower of a benefice, lord, master, model, pattern," from Latin patronus "defender, protector, former master (of a freed slave); advocate," from pater (genitive patris) "father" (see father (n.)). Meaning "one who advances the cause" (of an artist, institution, etc.), usually by the person's wealth and power, is attested from late 14c.; "commonly a wretch who supports with insolence, and is paid with flattery" [Johnson]. Commercial sense of "regular customer" first recorded c.1600. Patron saint (1717) originally was simply patron (late 14c.).