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title: patron — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «patron» in the school dictionary: A patron is a person who gives money or support to an artist, a charity or a group. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# patron

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**Who acts:** patron, person, patron saint, Saint Patrick, library, patrons · **What happens:** be, give, believe, protect, ask, pay · **To what, where:** person, money, artist, saint, country, patron saint · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«patron» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [patron in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/patron.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A patron is a person who gives money or support to an artist, a charity or a group.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:patron:m1:1
# text = A patron is a person who gives money or support to an artist, a charity or a group.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	patron	patron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	support	support	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	artist	artist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	charity	charity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a patron | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **give** | present | a person | money or support | a artist and a charity or a group |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent money=Theme to artist=Recipient |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A customer of a shop, restaurant, library or other place.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:patron:m2:1
# text = A customer of a shop, restaurant, library or other place.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	customer	customer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	restaurant	restaurant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	library	library	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A patron saint is a saint who is believed to protect a country, a place or a group of people.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:patron:m3:1
# text = A patron saint is a saint who is believed to protect a country, a place or a group of people.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	patron	patron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	saint	saint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	saint	saint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	believed	believe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl:relcl	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	protect	protect	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	advcl	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	parataxis	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a patron saint | a saint |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **believe** | present · passive |  | a saint |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Stimulus |
| 3 | **protect** | to-infinitive |  | a country |  |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent country=Beneficiary |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Saint Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:patron:x1:1
# text = Saint Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland.
1	Saint	Saint	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	Patrick	Patrick	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	patron	patron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	saint	saint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Saint Patrick | the patron saint |  |  |  | of Ireland | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The library asks patrons to be quiet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:patron:x2:1
# text = The library asks patrons to be quiet.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	library	library	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	asks	ask	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	patrons	patron	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	cop	_	_
7	quiet	quiet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | the library | patrons |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent patron=Recipient |
| 2 | **is** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | patrons *not said here* |  |  |  |  | quiet *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The queen was a patron of the hospital charity.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:patron:x3:1
# text = The queen was a patron of the hospital charity.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	patron	patron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	hospital	hospital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	charity	charity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the queen | a patron |  |  |  | of the hospital charity | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rich patrons paid painters long ago.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:patron:x4:1
# text = Rich patrons paid painters long ago.
1	Rich	rich	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	patrons	patron	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	paid	pay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	painters	painter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	6	advmod	_	_
6	ago	ago	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pay** | past | Rich patrons | painters |  |  |  | ago *property* | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent painter=Asset |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Parking is for patrons only.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:patron:x5:1
# text = Parking is for patrons only.
1	Parking	parking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	patrons	patron	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
5	only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Parking |  |  |  |  | for patrons | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The restaurant thanked its patrons.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:patron:x6:1
# text = The restaurant thanked its patrons.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	restaurant	restaurant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	thanked	thank	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	patrons	patron	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **thank** *speech: thank* | past | the restaurant | restaurant's patrons |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent patron=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Saint George is the patron saint of England.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:patron:x7:1
# text = Saint George is the patron saint of England.
1	Saint	Saint	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod:desc	_	_
2	George	George	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	patron	patron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	saint	saint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	England	England	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | George  Saint | the patron saint |  |  |  | of England | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mercury soon appeared and said to him, “O thou most base fellow? how can I believe thee, who hast disowned and wronged thy former patron?”

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:patron:x8:1
# text = Mercury soon appeared and said to him, “O thou most base fellow? how can I believe thee, who hast disowned and wronged thy former patron?”
1	Mercury	Mercury	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	soon	soon	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	3	advmod	_	_
3	appeared	appear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
9	“	"	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	O	o	INTJ	UH	_	14	discourse	_	_
11	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	14	nsubj	_	_
12	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	14	advmod	_	_
13	base	base	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	fellow	fellow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	_
16	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	19	advmod	_	_
17	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
18	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
19	believe	believe	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	acl:relcl	_	_
20	thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	19	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
22	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	24	nsubj	_	_
23	hast	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	24	aux	_	_
24	disowned	disown	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	14	parataxis	_	_
25	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
26	wronged	wrong	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	24	conj	_	_
27	thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	29	nmod:poss	_	_
28	former	former	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	29	amod	_	_
29	patron	patron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	”	"	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **appear** | past | Mercury |  |  |  |  | soon *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **say** *speech: ask* | past | Mercury *not said here* |  | Mercury |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to he=Recipient |
| 3 | **fellow** *in a quote* |  | thou |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **believe** *in a quote* | can | Mercury | thee |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer thou=Stimulus |
| 5 | **disown** *in a quote* | present · perfect | base fellow |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 6 | **wrong** *in a quote* | participle | base fellow *not said here* | thy former patron |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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