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Pa"tron*age (?), n. [F. patronage. Cf. LL. patronaticum, and L. patronatus.] 1. Special countenance or support; favor, encouragement, or aid, afforded to a person or a work; as, the patronage of letters; patronage given to an author.
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2. Business custom. [Commercial Cant]
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3. Guardianship, as of a saint; tutelary care. Addison.
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4. The right of nomination to political office; also, the offices, contracts, honors, etc., which a public officer may bestow by favor.
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5. (Eng. Law) The right of presentation to church or ecclesiastical benefice; advowson. Blackstone.
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Pa"tron*age, v. t. To act as a patron of; to maintain; to defend. [Obs.] Shak.
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