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patroon
[ puh-troon ]
/ pəˈtrun /
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noun
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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pa·troon·ship, nounWords nearby patroon
patronizing, patronne, patron saint, patronym, patronymic, patroon, patsy, pattée, patten, patter, pattern
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British Dictionary definitions for patroon
patroon
/ (pəˈtruːn) /
noun
(in the US) a Dutch land-holder in New Netherland and New York with manorial rights in the colonial era
Derived forms of patroon
patroonship, nounWord Origin for patroon
C18: from Dutch: patron 1
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