patroon

English

/pəˈtɹuːn/

noun
Definitions
  • (US) One of the landowning Dutch grandees of the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam, especially after it became a British possession renamed as New York.

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch, Flemish patroon (patron saint, boss) derived from Middle Dutch patroon derived from Latin patrōnus (patron, protector, patronage, protection).

Origin

Latin

patrōnus

Gloss

patron, protector, patronage, protection

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