patronage

Etymology
From, from (modern 🇨🇬). Equivalent to.

Noun

 * 1) The act of providing approval and support; backing; championship.
 * 2) Customers collectively; clientele; business.
 * 3) The act or state of being a customer of some business.
 * 4) A communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient; condescension; disdain.
 * 5)  Granting favours or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support.
 * 6) Guardianship, as of a saint; tutelary care.
 * 7) The right of nomination to political office.
 * 8)  The right of presentation to church or ecclesiastical benefice; advowson.
 * 1) A communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient; condescension; disdain.
 * 2)  Granting favours or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support.
 * 3) Guardianship, as of a saint; tutelary care.
 * 4) The right of nomination to political office.
 * 5)  The right of presentation to church or ecclesiastical benefice; advowson.
 * 1) The right of nomination to political office.
 * 2)  The right of presentation to church or ecclesiastical benefice; advowson.
 * 1)  The right of presentation to church or ecclesiastical benefice; advowson.

Translations

 * Azerbaijani:
 * Catalan:, patronatge, patronat
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:, ,
 * German:, ,
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: προστασία
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Portuguese:, patronato
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish:


 * Bulgarian: клиентела
 * Finnish:, asiakkaat
 * French:
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:


 * Finnish: ,
 * Greek:
 * Russian:


 * Bulgarian: клиентелизъм
 * French: ,
 * German:, Klüngelwirtschaft
 * Indonesian:
 * Malay: penaungan
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: ,


 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician: padroádego
 * Russian:


 * Finnish: nimitysvalta


 * Finnish: nimitysvalta
 * French:
 * Galician: padroádego


 * Italian:
 * Spanish:

Verb

 * 1)  To support by being a patron of.
 * 2)  To be a regular customer or client of; to patronize
 * 1)  To be a regular customer or client of; to patronize
 * 1)  To be a regular customer or client of; to patronize
 * 1)  To be a regular customer or client of; to patronize

Etymology
From. Cf. 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1)  act of providing approval and support

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) Patronage

Etymology
From ; equivalent to.

Noun

 * 1) The privilege of being able to choose ecclesiastical appointees; advowson.