patroon

American  

[puh-troon] / pəˈtrun /

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.

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patroon British  

/ pəˈtruːn /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• patroonship
  noun

Etymology

Origin of patroon

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

Example Sentences

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patroon

The patroon reserved all water and mineral rights.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

The patroon system was from the beginning doomed to failure.

From Dutch and English on the Hudson A Chronicle of Colonial New York by Goodwin, Maud Wilder

A type of feudalism known as the patroon system was decided upon.

From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Bolton, Herbert Eugene

On the other hand all domestic produce was cheap, because the tenant and patroon preferred to dispose of it in the settlements rather than by transporting it to New Amsterdam.

From Dutch and English on the Hudson A Chronicle of Colonial New York by Goodwin, Maud Wilder

Compare it with the vestries of Virginia, and later compare both these with the patroon system of the Dutch, and the town meeting rule of New England.

From The Complete Club Book for Women Including Subjects, Material and References for Study Programs; together with a Constitution and By-Laws; Rules of Order; Instructions how to make a Year Book; Suggestions for Practical Community Work; a Resume of what Some Clubs are Doing, etc., etc. by Benton, Caroline French