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# patronage

«patronage» in Mova's school dictionary: **the support or kindness given by a patron, such as a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (patronage, no plural)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Patronage is the support or kindness given by a patron, such as a customer, a backer or a lover of the arts. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patronage/#m1)

2) Patronage can mean the regular custom that keeps a shop or a theatre going. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patronage/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

in lessons public support for books, art and music; in tales the kindness of a rich backer

### examples

- The shop depends on the patronage of local people. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patronage/#x1)
- The writer thanked his readers for their patronage. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patronage/#x2)
- The theatre survives on patronage from rich families. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patronage/#x3)

### note

nothing for maths.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «patronage» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patronage/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.