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Meaning of patronate | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The right or duty of a patron; patronage.

uncountable

Examples

“Whose will shall be clothed with the dominancy of the matter; the will of the Home Secretary of the day, and a small body of the landlords, or the will of the recipients of the eucharist in the parish—the patronate or the congregational will?”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

patrondom Patroness patronisation patroniser patronite patronization