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noun
The position or office of a patroon; landownership (originally of a Dutch colony).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, countable, historical, uncountable
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noun
An estate run by a patroon, or under a similar system.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, countable, historical, uncountable
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History
From patroon + -ship. Compare Dutch patroonschap. Piecewise doublet of patronship.
