patron
noun
a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
Example Sentences
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Somewhat later it disappeared also in the case of the churches of less importance, patronal rights over these being substituted for the former absolute ownership.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various
No one found anything objectionable in this; investiture with a bishopric was parallel with the appointment by a territorial proprietor to a patronal church.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various
Yesterday was St. Stephen's Day, and, therefore, the patronal festival of the Abbey Church.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, July 7th, 1920 by Various
Mark felt that he could not stay even until the patronal festival.
From The Altar Steps by Compton MacKenzie
Others have sought to explain the phenomenon by suggesting that the orientation of the chancel followed the direction in which the sun rose on the morning of the patronal feast.
From The Ground Plan of the English Parish Church by A. Hamilton (Alexander Hamilton) Thompson
