patroon

[ puh-troon ]

noun
  1. 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

1
1655–65; <Dutch <French <Latin patrōnus.See patron, -oon

Other words from patroon

  • pa·troon·ship, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for patroon

patroon

/ (pəˈtruːn) /


noun
  1. (in the US) a Dutch land-holder in New Netherland and New York with manorial rights in the colonial era

Origin of patroon

1
C18: from Dutch: patron 1

Derived forms of patroon

  • patroonship, noun

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