·noun ·see Padrone, 2.
II. Patron ·noun An advocate or pleader.
III. Patron ·noun A guardian saint.
— called also patron saint.
IV. Patron ·noun One who has gift and disposition of a benefice.
V. Patron ·noun One who protects, supports, or countenances; a defender.
VI. Patron ·adj Doing the duty of a patron; giving aid or protection; tutelary.
VII. Patron ·noun A man of distinction under whose protection another person placed himself.
VIII. Patron ·noun A master who had freed his slave, but still retained some paternal rights over him.
IX. Patron ·vt To be a patron of; to Patronize; to Favor.
X. Patron ·noun One who encourages or helps a person, a cause, or a work; a furtherer; a promoter; as, a patron of art.