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

Derived Forms

• paˈtroonˌship, noun

Other Words From

• pa·troonship noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of patroon¹

1655–65; < Dutch < French < Latin patrōnus. See patron, -oon

Word History and Origins

Origin of patroon¹

C18: from Dutch: patron ¹

Example Sentences

In reality, Schuyler was much more prominent than a bit part: the patriarch of a wealthy Albany family — a patroon, as Dutch-era landowners were known — he served as a New York lawmaker, a United States senator, and a major general in the war with the British, and was a close friend of George Washington.

From New York Times

Mr. Fitterman, the former executive chef at Patroon, will shift to Greek fare as the new executive chef at Nerai in Midtown Manhattan.

From New York Times

It’s lunchtime in New York on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and Taylor is settled into a roomy booth in a corner of Aretsky’s Patroon, a clubby restaurant on the city’s East Side.

From Washington Post

They would be meeting for dinner in a private room at the Midtown restaurant Patroon to iron out the details of a new five-year contract extension for the N.F.L. commissioner, Roger Goodell.

From New York Times

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

From New York Times