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.

Origin of patroon

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

Related formspa·troon·ship, noun

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Examples from the Web for patroon

Historical Examples of patroon

When the patroon named me to him he turned his lack-lustre eyes on me and offered me a large, damp hand.
The Maid-At-Arms
Robert W. Chambers
A fourth paper may describe the patroon system and compare it with that of other colonies.
The Complete Club Book for Women
Caroline French Benton
No patroon or other colonist was allowed to make woolen, linen, cotton or cloth of any material under pain of banishment.
History of the Great American Fortunes, Vol. I
Myers Gustavus
The young Patroon arose, and answered the salutation by a courteous bow.
The Water-Witch or, The Skimmer of the Seas
James Fenimore Cooper
Suddenly the patroon heard the note of the whippoorwill, the nocturnal songster that mourns unseen.
The Strollers
Frederic S. Isham

British Dictionary definitions for patroon

patroon

noun

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

Derived Formspatroonship, noun

Word Origin for patroon

C18: from Dutch: patron 1

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Word Origin and History for patroon

1660s, variant of patron used in foreign contexts, from Dutch patroon (a French loan-word) or French patron "master, patron," from Old French (see patron; also cf. -oon); used from 1758 in parts of New York and New Jersey colonies for "landholder," especially one with certain manorial privileges (abolished c.1850) under the old Dutch governments by the charter of 1629.