patronage
Definitions
- The act of providing approval and support; backing; championship.
- Customers collectively; clientele; business.
- The act or state of being a customer of some business.
- A communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient; condescension; disdain.
- Granting favours or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support.
- Guardianship, as of a saint; tutelary care.
- The right of nomination to political office.
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The right of presentation to church or ecclesiastical benefice; advowson. UK, countable, uncountable
- Patronising speech or behaviour.
Examples
“His vigorous patronage of the conservatives got him in trouble⟳ with progressives.”
“The restaurant had an upper-class patronage.”
“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.”
“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.”
“The restaurant had "Thank⟳ you for your patronage!" printed on its take-out bags.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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”
“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.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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