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patroon

[ puh-troon ]

noun

  1. a person who held an estate in land with certain manorial privileges granted under the old Dutch governments of New York and New Jersey.


patroon

/ pəˈtruːn /

noun

  1. (in the US) a Dutch land-holder in New Netherland and New York with manorial rights in the colonial era
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • paˈtroonˌship, noun
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Other Words From

  • pa·troonship noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of patroon1

1655–65; < Dutch < French < Latin patrōnus. See patron, -oon
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Word History and Origins

Origin of patroon1

C18: from Dutch: patron 1
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Example Sentences

A fourth paper may describe the patroon system and compare it with that of other colonies.

"Thou may'st bestow her on thy favorite Patroon;" returned the Skimmer, with a calm but sad eye.

The barges frequently had forty or fifty men, with a patroon, and carried fifty or sixty tons.

A keel-boat was generally manned by ten hands, principally Canadian French, and a patroon or master.

The patroon of Rensselaerswyck drank a flask of camphor to forget his Jane.

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