patroon

[ puh-troon ]
/ pəˈtrun /

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

patronize, patronizing, patronne, patronym, patronymic, patroon, patrón, patsy, patten, patter, patter song
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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, noun

Word Origin for patroon

C18: from Dutch: patron 1
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