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title: patronage — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «patronage» in the school dictionary: Patronage is the support or kindness given by a patron, such as a customer, a backer or a lover of the arts. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# patronage

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**Who acts:** Patronage, regular custom, shop, writer, readers, theatre · **What happens:** be, give, mean, keep, go, depend · **To what, where:** support, kindness, regular custom, shop, local people, readers

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«patronage» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 3 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: [patronage in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/patronage.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Patronage is the support or kindness given by a patron, such as a customer, a backer or a lover of the arts.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:patronage:m1:1
# text = Patronage is the support or kindness given by a patron, such as a customer, a backer or a lover of the arts.
1	Patronage	patronage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	support	support	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	kindness	kindness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	patron	patron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	15	case	_	_
13	as	as	ADP	IN	_	12	fixed	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	customer	customer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	backer	backer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	lover	lover	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	_
22	of	of	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	arts	art	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Patronage | the support or kindness and a backer or a lover of the arts |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **give** | participle |  | kindness *not said here* |  |  |  | by a patron | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

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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}

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Patronage can mean the regular custom that keeps a shop or a theatre going.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:patronage:m2:1
# text = Patronage can mean the regular custom that keeps a shop or a theatre going.
1	Patronage	patronage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	regular	regular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	custom	custom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	theatre	theatre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
14	going	go	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | Patronage | the regular custom |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent custom=Topic |
| 2 | **keep** | present | the regular custom | a shop or a theatre |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **go** | gerund | a shop or a theatre *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The shop depends on the patronage of local people.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:patronage:x1:1
# text = The shop depends on the patronage of local people.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	depends	depend	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	patronage	patronage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	local	local	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **depend** | present | the shop |  |  |  |  | on the patronage of local people | vn rely-70 «NP V PP.theme S\_ING»: agent=Agent on patronage=Theme |
| 2 | **patronage** |  |  | local people |  |  |  |  | nom patronage «act transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The writer thanked his readers for their patronage.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:patronage:x2:1
# text = The writer thanked his readers for their patronage.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	writer	writer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	thanked	thank	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	readers	reader	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	patronage	patronage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **thank** *speech: thank* | past | the writer | writer's readers |  |  |  | for readers's patronage | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent reader=Theme for patronage=Attribute |
| 2 | **patronage** |  | readers *= reader* |  |  |  |  |  | nom patronage «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The theatre survives on patronage from rich families.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:patronage:x3:1
# text = The theatre survives on patronage from rich families.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	theatre	theatre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	survives	survive	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	patronage	patronage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	rich	rich	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	families	family	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **survive** | present | the theatre |  |  | patronage |  | from rich families | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on patronage=Location |

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