patroon
English
/pəˈtɹuːn/
noun
Definitions
- (US) One of the landowning Dutch grandees of the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam, especially after it became a British possession renamed as New York.
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch, Flemish patroon (patron saint, boss) derived from Middle Dutch patroon derived from Latin patrōnus (patron, protector, patronage, protection).
Origin
Latin
patrōnus
Gloss
patron, protector, patronage, protection
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- patroonship English
- patronalis Latin
- patrōnus Latin
- Patron German
- Patrone German
- patrono Italian
- inktpatroon Dutch, Flemish
- patronaat Dutch, Flemish
- patroon Dutch, Flemish
- padrón Spanish, Castilian
- patrón Spanish, Castilian
- *peh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- padrão Portuguese
- patroa Portuguese
- patron Polish
- patron Old French
- patrone Old French
- patró Catalan, Valencian
- patrón Galician
- patrun Indonesian
- patroon Middle Dutch
- patron Norman
- padron Old Portuguese
- ბატონი Georgian
- პატრონი Georgian
- padrón Asturian
- paron Friulian
- paron Venetian