All 6 Uses of
patron
in
All the Pretty Horses
- I don't know if the patron would want you to ride him.†
Chpt 2
- It means you never asked em to go wake the patron, did you?†
Chpt 3
- Like theatre patrons anxious to avoid the crush.
Chpt 3 *patrons = customers
- No one spoke of the patron or of the duena.†
Chpt 4
- He boarded the horse at a stable out beyond the barrios south of the railtracks and told the patron to be wary of the horse as he was at best half broke and the man nodded and called to the boy but John Grady could tell he had his own ideas about horses and would come to his own conclusions.†
Chpt 4
- The charro didn't answer and he called to him again and told him to bring a saddle and bridle for the other horse and to bring a rope or he would kill the patron.†
Chpt 4
Definitions:
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(1)
(patron as in: a patron of the arts) a regular customer; or someone who gives money or support to an organization, cause, or person
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
In ancient Roman history, patron referred to the more powerful person in a complex client-patron relationship. The term is still used in some cultures today to describe a property owner who is in charge of workers.
Also see patron saint.
Much more rarely, a patron is the proprietor of an inn.