Word: patronage
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pa
tron
age
Definition: Granting favours or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support.
Morphemes:
Affix: patron
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To be a patron of; to patronize; to favour.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: patrōnus
Language: la
Decoded: patronus
PoS: Noun
Meaning: a protector, patron
Affix: -age
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: forming nouns of a state or relationship
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -āticum
Language: la
Decoded: -aticum
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns indicating pertinence to the root verb or noun.