patroonship
noun
a person who held an estate in land with certain manorial privileges granted under the old Dutch governments of New York and New Jersey.
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patroon (pəˈtruːn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| (in the US) a Dutch land-holder in New Netherland and New York with manorial rights in the colonial era | |
| [C18: from Dutch: | |
| pa'troonship | |
| —n | |
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| patroon (pəˈtruːn) | |
| —n | |
| (in the US) a Dutch land-holder in New Netherland and New York with manorial rights in the colonial era | |
| [C18: from Dutch: | |
| pa'troonship | |
| —n | |
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patroon
1662, variant of patron used in foreign contexts, from Du. patroon or Fr. patron "master, patron," from O.Fr. (see patron); used from 1758 in parts of N.Y. and N.J. colonies for "landholder," especially one with certain manorial privileges (abolished c.1850) under the old
Dutch governments by the charter of 1629.
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