Patronage
Definition of Patronage
Pa´tron`age | n. | 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. | | 2. | Business custom. | | 3. | Guardianship, as of a saint; tutelary care. | | 4. | The right of nomination to political office; also, the offices, contracts, honors, etc., which a public officer may bestow by favor. | | 5. | (Eng. Law) The right of presentation to church or ecclesiastical benefice; advowson. | | v. t. | 1. | To act as a patron of; to maintain; to defend. |
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