patroon
a person who held an estate in land with certain manorial privileges granted under the old Dutch governments of New York and New Jersey.
Origin of patroon
1Other words from patroon
- pa·troon·ship, noun
Words Nearby patroon
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How to use patroon in a sentence
A fourth paper may describe the patroon system and compare it with that of other colonies.
The Complete Club Book for Women | Caroline French Benton"Thou may'st bestow her on thy favorite patroon;" returned the Skimmer, with a calm but sad eye.
The Water-Witch or, The Skimmer of the Seas | James Fenimore CooperThe barges frequently had forty or fifty men, with a patroon, and carried fifty or sixty tons.
Audubon and his Journals, Vol. 2 | Maria R. AudubonA keel-boat was generally manned by ten hands, principally Canadian French, and a patroon or master.
Audubon and his Journals, Vol. 2 | Maria R. AudubonThe patroon of Rensselaerswyck drank a flask of camphor to forget his Jane.
The ghosts of their ancestors | Weymer Jay Mills
British Dictionary definitions for patroon
/ (pəˈtruːn) /
(in the US) a Dutch land-holder in New Netherland and New York with manorial rights in the colonial era
Origin of patroon
1Derived forms of patroon
- patroonship, noun
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