patron; protecting; favouring / Pertaining to a strong authoritarian leader who controls access to resources.

The right or duty of a patron; patronage.

One who protects or supports; a defender or advocate. / A guardian or intercessor; synonym of patron saint. / An influential, wealthy person who supported an artist, craftsman, a scholar or a noble.

(transitive, obsolete) To be a patron of; to patronize; to favour. / (transitive, obsolete) To treat as a patron.

patronizing behaviour or talk

plural of patronization

present participle of patron

simple past tense and past participle of patron

(transitive) To act as a patron of; to defend, protect, or support. / (transitive) To make oneself a customer of a business, especially a regular customer.

plural of patron