patronage 音标拼音: [p'ætrənɪdʒ] [p'etrənədʒ] [p'etrənɪdʒ]
n . 赞助,光顾,任免权,保护人的身分
赞助,光顾,任免权,保护人的身分
patronage n 1 :
the act of providing approval and support ; "
his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives " [
synonym : {
backing }, {
backup }, {
championship },
{
patronage }]
2 :
customers collectively ; "
they have an upper class clientele "
[
synonym : {
clientele }, {
patronage }, {
business }]
3 :
a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient [
synonym : {
condescension }, {
disdain }, {
patronage }]
4 : (
politics )
granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support 5 :
the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers ; "
even before noon there was a considerable patronage " [
synonym : {
trade }, {
patronage }]
v 1 :
support by being a patron of 2 :
be a regular customer or client of ; "
We patronize this store "; "
Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could " [
synonym : {
patronize }, {
patronise }, {
patronage },
{
support }, {
keep going }]
Patronage \
Pa "
tron *
age \,
n . [
F .
patronage .
Cf .
LL .
patronaticum ,
and L .
patronatus .]
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 .
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1913 Webster ]
2 .
Business custom . [
Commercial Cant ]
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3 .
Guardianship ,
as of a saint ;
tutelary care . --
Addison .
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1913 Webster ]
4 .
The right of nomination to political office ;
also ,
the offices ,
contracts ,
honors ,
etc .,
which a public officer may bestow by favor .
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1913 Webster ]
5 . (
Eng .
Law )
The right of presentation to church or ecclesiastical benefice ;
advowson . --
Blackstone .
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1913 Webster ]
Patronage \
Pa "
tron *
age \,
v .
t .
To act as a patron of ;
to maintain ;
to defend . [
Obs .] --
Shak .
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1913 Webster ]
104 Moby Thesaurus words for "
patronage ":
abetment ,
administration ,
advocacy ,
advocating ,
advocation ,
aegis ,
aid ,
auspices ,
backing ,
benefaction ,
bias ,
boosting ,
business ,
care ,
carriage trade ,
certificate of character ,
championship ,
character ,
character reference ,
charge ,
charity ,
clientage ,
clientele ,
condescension ,
contempt ,
contumely ,
countenance ,
credential ,
cure ,
custodianship ,
custody ,
custom ,
deigning ,
disdain ,
encouragement ,
favor ,
favoritism ,
favors of office ,
financing ,
fosterage ,
good name ,
goodwill ,
governance ,
government ,
guardianship ,
guidance ,
hands ,
help ,
humiliation ,
interest ,
jurisdiction ,
keeping ,
letter of introduction ,
management ,
market ,
melon ,
ministry ,
nepotism ,
oversight ,
partiality ,
pastorage ,
pastorate ,
pastorship ,
patronizing ,
plum ,
political patronage ,
pork ,
pork barrel ,
pork -
barreling ,
preference ,
promotion ,
protection ,
protectorship ,
public ,
purchasing public ,
recommend ,
recommendation ,
reference ,
repute ,
rural market ,
safe hands ,
scorn ,
seconding ,
spoils system ,
sponsorship ,
stewardship ,
stooping ,
subsidy ,
suburban market ,
superiority ,
support ,
sympathy ,
testimonial ,
trade ,
trading ,
traffic ,
tutelage ,
voucher ,
ward ,
wardenship ,
wardship ,
watch and ward ,
wing ,
youth market
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