pa|troon

pa|troon
pa|troon1 «puh TROON», noun.
a landowner who had certain privileges under the former Dutch governments of New York and New Jersey. A patroon usually owned a large amount of land.
[American English < Dutch patroon < Latin patrōnus. See etym. of doublets padrone (Cf.padrone), patron1 (Cf.patron), pattern. (Cf.pattern)]
pa|troon2 «puh TROON», noun.
Obsolete. patron1.

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