patronage (English, noun)
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpeɪtɹənɪd͡ʒ/
tags: Ireland
UK
also
note: in Commonwealth
ipa: /ˈpætɹənɪd͡ʒ/
Etymology: From Middle English patronage, from Old French patronage (modern French patronage). Equivalent to patron + -age.
Definitions: examples: text: His vigorous patronage of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives.
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glosses: The act of providing approval and support; backing; championship.
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examples: text: The restaurant had an upper-class patronage.
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text: The improved service to and from Taunton is fully justified by the passenger patronage to and from this town, which is a railhead for a large surrounding area.
ref: 1961 October, “The winter timetables of British Railways: Western Region”, in Trains Illustrated, pages 590–591:
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text: In addition to employment in the area, once you factor in the patronage of people visiting the various sites, it's not difficult to see why it's being redeveloped. The current station building is tiny in comparison to other stations with a similar patronage.
ref: 2021 July 28, Peter Plisner, “The race to the Games has begun”, in RAIL, number 936, page 54:
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glosses: Customers collectively; clientele; business.
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examples: text: The restaurant had "Thank you for your patronage!" printed on its take-out bags.
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glosses: The act or state of being a customer of some business.
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glosses: A communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient; condescension; disdain.
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examples: text: Patronage, nepotism, cronyism, abuse of power, and criminal activity flourish, sometimes for decades, in numerous town halls, police stations, and special-purpose government agencies in the suburbs.
ref: 2015, Thomas J. Gradel, Dick Simpson, Corrupt Illinois: Patronage, Cronyism, and Criminality, University of Illinois Press, →ISBN, page 117:
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topics: government
politics
glosses: Granting favours or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support.
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examples: text: Each of the Arts whose office is to refine, purify, adorn, embellish and grace life is under the patronage of a Muse, no god being found worthy to preside over them.
ref: 1864, Eliza Farnham, Woman and Her Era:
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glosses: Guardianship, as of a saint; tutelary care.
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glosses: The right of nomination to political office.
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examples: text: Advowson is the right of presentation to a church, or ecclesiastical benefice. Advowson, advocatio, signifies the taking into protection; and therefore is synonymous with patronage
ref: 1765–1769, William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England, (please specify |book=I to IV), Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] Clarendon Press, →OCLC:
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topics: law
glosses: The right of presentation to church or ecclesiastical benefice; advowson.
tags: UK
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examples: text: The housekeeper, a very decorative brunette of thirty-five with a pseudo-English accent, greeted him with a mixture of grateful effusion and condescending patronage.
ref: 1946, William Hatfield, Buffalo Jim, Oxford: Geoffrey Cumberlege, page 70:
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glosses: Patronising speech or behaviour.
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Forms: form: patronages
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Derived terms: patronage system