Both Uses of
patron
in
The Mill on the Floss
- And I'd take you in, if I saw you swimming," he added, in the tone of a benevolent patron.†
Chpt 1.6 *
- But older even than this old hall is perhaps the bit of wall now built into the belfry of the parish church, and said to be a remnant of the original chapel dedicated to St. Ogg, the patron saint of this ancient town, of whose history I possess several manuscript versions.†
Chpt 1.12 *
Definitions:
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(patron saint as in: a patron saint) in some Christian denominations: a saint who is thought to look after a group, activity, or place
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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