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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Origin of patroon

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

OTHER WORDS FROM patroon

pa·troon·ship, noun

Words nearby patroon

patronizing, patronne, patron saint, patronym, patronymic, patroon, patsy, pattée, patten, patter, pattern

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How to use patroon in a sentence

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
"Thou may'st bestow her on thy favorite Patroon;" returned the Skimmer, with a calm but sad eye.
The Water-Witch or, The Skimmer of the Seas|James Fenimore Cooper
The barges frequently had forty or fifty men, with a patroon, and carried fifty or sixty tons.
Audubon and his Journals, Vol. 2|Maria R. Audubon
A keel-boat was generally manned by ten hands, principally Canadian French, and a patroon or master.
Audubon and his Journals, Vol. 2|Maria R. Audubon

The patroon of Rensselaerswyck drank a flask of camphor to forget his Jane.
The ghosts of their ancestors|Weymer Jay Mills

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, noun

Word Origin for patroon

C18: from Dutch: patron 1

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