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The answer PATRONAGE has 23 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of patronage in various dictionaries:
noun - the act of providing approval and support
noun - customers collectively
noun - a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient
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| customers collectively |
| the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers |
| (politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support |
| Support or encouragement proffered in a condescending manner: Our little establishment has finally been deemed worthy of the bank's patronage. |
| The right to grant an ecclesiastical benefice to a member of the clergy. |
| The positions so distributed or filled. |
| The act of distributing or appointing people to such positions. |
| The power to distribute or appoint people to governmental or political positions. |
| Customers or patrons considered as a group clientele: The grand old hotel has a loyal but demanding patronage. |
| The trade given to a commercial establishment by its customers: Shopkeepers thanked Christmas shoppers for their patronage. |
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Patronage is the support, encouragement, privilege, or financial aid that an organization or individual bestows to another. In the history of art, arts patronage refers to the support that kings, popes, and the wealthy have provided to artists such as musicians, painters, and sculptors. It can also refer to the right of bestowing offices or church benefices, the business given to a store by a regular customer, and the guardianship of saints. The word "patron" derives from the Latin: patronus ("patron"), one who gives benefits to his clients (see Patronage in ancient Rome). * In some countries the term is used to describe political patronage, which is the use of state resources to reward individuals for their electoral support. Some patronage systems are legal, as in the Canadian tradition of the Prime Minister to appoint senators and the heads of a number of commissions and agencies; in many cases, these appointments go to people who have supported the political party of the Prime Minist |