Patroon Definition

pə-tro͝on
noun
A person who held a large estate with manorial rights under a grant from the Dutch government of New Netherland.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Patroon

Noun

Singular:
patroon
Plural:
patroons

Origin of Patroon

  • Dutch from French patron patron, master from Old French patron

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Dutch, ultimately from Latin patronus.

    From Wiktionary

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