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

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Etymology

Origin of patroon

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

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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

Some one must own the mill-seats; and why not the patroon as well as another?

From The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts by James Fenimore Cooper

The patroon had directed that they be furnished with clothing "in such small and compact parcels as can be properly stowed away on the ship."

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

At the dawn of the nineteenth century and until about 1850, survivals of the old patroon estates were to be met with.

From History of the Great American Fortunes, Vol. I Conditions in Settlement and Colonial Times by Myers Gustavus

A fourth paper may describe the patroon system and compare it with that of other colonies.

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 Caroline French Benton

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