patronage

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• /ˈpeɪtɹənɪd͡ʒ/
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• CMU ARPABET: P AE1 T R AH0 N IH0 JH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Middle English patronage, from Old French patronage (modern French patronage). Equivalent to patron + -age. Piecewise doublet of patternage.

63 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Azerbaijani: himayə — the act of providing approval and support
• Bulgarian: покровителство (pokrovitelstvo) — the act of providing approval and support
• Bulgarian: опека (opeka) — the act of providing approval and support
• Bulgarian: патронаж (patronaž) — the act of providing approval and support
• Catalan: patrocini — the act of providing approval and support
• Catalan: patronatge — the act of providing approval and support
• Catalan: patronat — the act of providing approval and support
• Dutch: patronaat — the act of providing approval and support
• Dutch: patronage — the act of providing approval and support
• Esperanto: mecenateco — the act of providing approval and support
• Esperanto: patronado — the act of providing approval and support
• Finnish: tukeminen — the act of providing approval and support
• Finnish: kannattaminen — the act of providing approval and support
• French: soutien — the act of providing approval and support
• French: mécénat — the act of providing approval and support
• French: parrainage — the act of providing approval and support
• German: Schirmherrschaft — the act of providing approval and support
• German: Protektion — the act of providing approval and support
• German: Patronat — the act of providing approval and support
• Greek: πατρονία (patronía) — the act of providing approval and support
• Ancient Greek: προστασία (prostasía) — the act of providing approval and support
• Hungarian: pártfogás — the act of providing approval and support
• Hungarian: patronázs — the act of providing approval and support
• Polish: patronat — the act of providing approval and support
• Portuguese: mecenato — the act of providing approval and support
• Portuguese: patronato — the act of providing approval and support
• Russian: ше́фство (šéfstvo) — the act of providing approval and support
• Russian: попечи́тельство (popečítelʹstvo) — the act of providing approval and support
• Spanish: patrocinio — the act of providing approval and support
• Bulgarian: клиентела (klientela) — customers collectively; clientele; business
• Finnish: asiakaskunta — customers collectively; clientele; business
• Finnish: asiakkaat — customers collectively; clientele; business
• French: clientèle — customers collectively; clientele; business
• Greek: πελατεία (pelateía) — customers collectively; clientele; business
• Hungarian: vevőkör — customers collectively; clientele; business
• Russian: клиенту́ра (klijentúra) — customers collectively; clientele; business
• Spanish: clientela — customers collectively; clientele; business
• Bulgarian: снизхождение (snizhoždenie) — a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient
• Bulgarian: снизходителност (snizhoditelnost) — a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient
• Finnish: holhoaminen — a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient
• Finnish: alentuvuus — a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient
• Greek: πατρονάρισμα (patronárisma) — a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient
• Russian: снисходи́тельность (snisxodítelʹnostʹ) — a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient
• Bulgarian: клиентелизъм (klientelizǎm) — granting favours or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support
• French: clientélisme — granting favours or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support
• French: patronage — granting favours or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support
• German: Klüngel — granting favours or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support
• German: Klüngelwirtschaft — granting favours or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support
• Indonesian: patronasi — granting favours or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support
• Malay: penaungan — granting favours or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support
• Portuguese: clientelismo — granting favours or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support
• Russian: патрона́ж (patronáž) — granting favours or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support
• Russian: проте́кция (protɛ́kcija) — granting favours or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support
• Bulgarian: покровителство (pokrovitelstvo) — guardianship, as of a saint
• Finnish: suojelus — guardianship, as of a saint
• French: patronage — guardianship, as of a saint
• Galician: padroádego — guardianship, as of a saint
• German: Patrozinium — guardianship, as of a saint
• Russian: покрови́тельство (pokrovítelʹstvo) — guardianship, as of a saint
• Finnish: nimitysvalta — right of nomination
• Finnish: nimitysvalta — legal: right of presentation to church or ecclesiastical benefice
• French: patronage — legal: right of presentation to church or ecclesiastical benefice
• Galician: padroádego — legal: right of presentation to church or ecclesiastical benefice