All 3 Uses of
patron
in
Pride and Prejudice
- In the first place, he must make such an agreement for tithes as may be beneficial to himself and not offensive to his patron.†
Chpt 18 *
- With respect to Wickham, the travellers soon found that he was not held there in much estimation; for though the chief of his concerns with the son of his patron were imperfectly understood, it was yet a well-known fact that, on his quitting Derbyshire, he had left many debts behind him, which Mr. Darcy afterwards discharged.†
Chpt 44
- I have heard from authority, which I thought as good, that it was left you conditionally only, and at the will of the present patron.†
Chpt 52
Definition:
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(patron as in: a patron of the arts) someone who contributes money to an organization
or:
a supporter of an organization or person