| Patron: English to English |
| Patron (a.) Doing the duty of a patron; giving aid or protection; tutelary. |
| Patron (n.) A guardian saint. -- called also patron saint. |
| Patron (n.) A man of distinction under whose protection another person placed himself. |
| Patron (n.) A master who had freed his slave, but still retained some paternal rights over him. |
| Patron (n.) An advocate or pleader. |
| Patron (n.) One who encourages or helps a person, a cause, or a work; a furtherer; a promoter; as, a patron of art. |
| Patron (n.) One who has gift and disposition of a benefice. |
| Patron (n.) One who protects, supports, or countenances; a defender. |
| Patron (n.) See Padrone, 2. |
| Patron (v. t.) To be a patron of; to patronize; to favor. |