HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
Home › Dictionary › English › patronate
← Back to search

Meaning of patronate | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The right or duty of a patron; patronage.

uncountable

Equivalents

Suomi patronaatti

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 all B2 English words →

See also

patrondom Patroness patronisation patroniser patronite patronization

Learn this word in context

See patronate used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course

Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free