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Webster 1913 Edition

Patronate

Pa′tron-ate

,

Noun.

[L.

patronatus

.]

The right or duty of a patron; patronage.

[R.]

Westm. Rev.

Definition 2024

patronate

patronate

English

Noun

patronate ‎(uncountable)

The right or duty of a patron; patronage.
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