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patroon
[ puh-troon ]
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.
patroon
/ pəˈtruːn /
noun
- (in the US) a Dutch land-holder in New Netherland and New York with manorial rights in the colonial era
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Derived Forms
- paˈtroonˌship, noun
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Other Words From
- pa·troonship noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of patroon1
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Example Sentences
A fourth paper may describe the patroon system and compare it with that of other colonies.
"Thou may'st bestow her on thy favorite Patroon;" returned the Skimmer, with a calm but sad eye.
The barges frequently had forty or fifty men, with a patroon, and carried fifty or sixty tons.
A keel-boat was generally manned by ten hands, principally Canadian French, and a patroon or master.
The patroon of Rensselaerswyck drank a flask of camphor to forget his Jane.
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