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  Patronage \Pa"tron*age\, n. [F. patronage. Cf. LL. patronaticum,
     and L. patronatus.]
     1. Special countenance or support; favor, encouragement, or
        aid, afforded to a person or a work; as, the patronage of
        letters; patronage given to an author.
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     2. Business custom. [Commercial Cant]
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     3. Guardianship, as of a saint; tutelary care. --Addison.
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     4. The right of nomination to political office; also, the
        offices, contracts, honors, etc., which a public officer
        may bestow by favor.
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     5. (Eng. Law) The right of presentation to church or
        ecclesiastical benefice; advowson. --Blackstone.
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  Patronage \Pa"tron*age\, v. t.
     To act as a patron of; to maintain; to defend. [Obs.] --Shak.
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  Patronage \Pa"tron*age\, n. [F. patronage. Cf. LL. patronaticum,
     and L. patronatus.]
     1. Special countenance or support; favor, encouragement, or
        aid, afforded to a person or a work; as, the patronage of
        letters; patronage given to an author.
  
     2. Business custom. [Commercial Cant]
  
     3. Guardianship, as of a saint; tutelary care. --Addison.
  
     4. The right of nomination to political office; also, the
        offices, contracts, honors, etc., which a public officer
        may bestow by favor.
  
     5. (Eng. Law) The right of presentation to church or
        ecclesiastical benefice; advowson. --Blackstone.

  Patronage \Pa"tron*age\, v. t.
     To act as a patron of; to maintain; to defend. [Obs.] --Shak.

  patronage
       n 1: the act of providing approval and support; "his vigorous
            backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with
            progressives" [syn: backing, backup, championship]
       2: customers collectively; "they have an upper class clientele"
          [syn: clientele, business]
       3: a communication that indicates lack of respect by
          patronizing the recipient [syn: condescension, disdain]
       4: (politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making
          appointments to office in return for political support
       5: the business given to a commercial establishment by its
          customers; "even before noon there was a considerable
          patronage" [syn: trade]
       v 1: support by being a patron of
       2: be a regular customer or client of; "We patronize this
          store"; "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long
          as he could" [syn: patronize, patronise, support, keep
          going]

  patronage
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 η υποστήριξη, η πατρωνία, κν. πατρονάρισμα
     2 πελατεία

  patronage
     French n.
     #English
     Middle English n.
     The privilege of being able to choose ecclesiastical appointees;
  advowson.

  Patronage
     German n.
     f patronage

  patronage
     n.
     1 The act of providing approval and support; backing; championship.
     2 customers collectively; clientele; business.
     3 The act or state of being a customer of some business.
     4 A communication that indicates lack of respect by patronize the
  recipient; condescension; disdain.
     5 (lb en politics) Granting favours or giving contracts or making
  appointments to office in return for political support.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To support by being a patron of.
     2 (lb en transitive) To be a regular customer or client of; to
  patronize

  patronage
     French n.
     #English
     Middle English n.
     The privilege of being able to choose ecclesiastical appointees;
  advowson.

  Patronage
     German n.
     f patronage

  patronage
     French n.
     #English
     Middle English n.
     The privilege of being able to choose ecclesiastical appointees;
  advowson.

  Patronage
     German n.
     f patronage

  Patronage /pˈatɹənɪdʒ/
  الرعاية

  patronage //ˈpeɪtɹənɪd͡ʒ// //ˈpætɹənɪd͡ʒ// 
  1. клиентела
  customers collectively; clientele; business
  2. клиентелизъм
  granting favours or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support

  patronage /pˈatɹənɪdʒ/ 
  záštita

  patronage /pˈatɹənɪdʒ/ 
  ochrana

  patronage /pˈatɹənɪdʒ/ 
  protekce

  patronage /pˈatɹənɪdʒ/
  Gönnerschaft , Unterstützung 

  patronage /pˈatɹənɪdʒ/
  Mäzenatentum 
           Note: of the arts

  patronage /pˈatɹənɪdʒ/
  Protektion 

  patronage /pˈatɹənɪdʒ/
  Schirmherrschaft  [Dt.] , Ehrenschutz  [Ös.] , Patronanz  [Ös.] , Patronat  [Schw.] , Ägide  [geh.] , Auspizien ([+ gen]) [geh.]  [pol.]
        "under the aegis/patronage/auspices of sb."  - unter der Schirmherrschaft/der Ägide/dem Patronat/den Auspizien von jdm.
     Synonyms: aegis, auspices
  

  patronage /pˈatɹənɪdʒ/
   [Am.] Kundschaft , Stammkundschaft  [econ.]
        "attract new custom/patronage"  - neue Kunden ansprechen
        "lose a lot of custom/patronage"  - viele Stammkunden verlieren
     Synonym: custom
  

  patronage /pˈatɹənɪdʒ/
  
  προστασία, πατρονάρισμα

  patronage //ˈpeɪtɹənɪd͡ʒ// //ˈpætɹənɪd͡ʒ// 
  1. alentuvuus, holhoaminen
  a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient
  2. asiakaskunta, asiakkaat
  customers collectively; clientele; business
  3. suojelus
  guardianship, as of a saint
  4. nimitysvalta 2.
  legal: right of presentation to church or ecclesiastical benefice
   3.
  right of nomination
  5. kannattaminen, tukeminen
  the act of providing approval and support

  patronage /pˈatɹənɪdʒ/ 
  1. संरक्षता, आश्रय
        "The patronage of a few educated citizens revived an ancient art."

  patronage /pˈatɹənɪdʒ/
  financijska podrška, pokroviteljstvo

  patronage /pˈatɹənɪdʒ/
  1. vevôkör
  2. fölényeskedés
  3. kegyuraság
  4. pártfogás
  5. védnökség
  6. állandó vevôkör

  patronage //ˈpeɪtɹənɪd͡ʒ// //ˈpætɹənɪd͡ʒ// 
  patronasi
  granting favours or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support

  patronage /pætrənidʒ/
  auspiciën, begunstiging, bescherming

  patronage /ˈpætrənɪʤ/ 
    patronat

  patronage /pætrənidʒ/
  auspício, bomaugúrio

  patronage /patʁonˈaʒ/
  paeronelezh, paeroniezh, patromelezh, patromiezh

   (association) patronage /patʁonˈaʒ/
  patronaj (patronajoù /patʁonaʒˈu/)

  patronage /pa.tʁɔ.naʒ/ 
  apadrinhamento, patrocínio, patronato

  
/ˈpætɹənɪdʒ/, /ˈpeɪtɹənədʒ/, /ˈpeɪtɹənɪdʒ/

  
/patʁɔnaʒ/

  PATRONAGE. The right of appointing to office; as the patronage of the 
  president of the United States, if abused, may endanger the liberties of the 
  people. 
       2. In the ecclesiastical law, it signifies the right of presentation to 
  a church or ecclesiastical benefice. 2 Bl. Com. 21. 
  
  

  104 Moby Thesaurus words for "patronage":
     abetment, administration, advocacy, advocating, advocation, aegis,
     aid, auspices, backing, benefaction, bias, boosting, business,
     care, carriage trade, certificate of character, championship,
     character, character reference, charge, charity, clientage,
     clientele, condescension, contempt, contumely, countenance,
     credential, cure, custodianship, custody, custom, deigning,
     disdain, encouragement, favor, favoritism, favors of office,
     financing, fosterage, good name, goodwill, governance, government,
     guardianship, guidance, hands, help, humiliation, interest,
     jurisdiction, keeping, letter of introduction, management, market,
     melon, ministry, nepotism, oversight, partiality, pastorage,
     pastorate, pastorship, patronizing, plum, political patronage,
     pork, pork barrel, pork-barreling, preference, promotion,
     protection, protectorship, public, purchasing public, recommend,
     recommendation, reference, repute, rural market, safe hands, scorn,
     seconding, spoils system, sponsorship, stewardship, stooping,
     subsidy, suburban market, superiority, support, sympathy,
     testimonial, trade, trading, traffic, tutelage, voucher, ward,
     wardenship, wardship, watch and ward, wing, youth market
  
  

  n. 赞助,光顾,任免权;

     n. 赞助,光顾,任免权,保护人的身分