Both Uses of
patronage
in
Adam Bede
- I will not say that his love for that good fellow did not owe some of its force to the love of patronage: our friend Arthur liked to do everything that was handsome, and to have his handsome deeds recognized.†
Chpt 16 *patronage = support or favor given
- "Well, youngster, must I take you?" he said, trying to smile, when Addy stretched out his arms—ready, with the usual baseness of infancy, to give up his Uncle Seth at once, now there was some rarer patronage at hand.†
Chpt Epil.
Definition:
support or favor given
The exact sense of patronage depends upon its context. For example::
- "wants to increase federal patronage of the arts" -- donations made to support an organization or person
- "a political patronage appointee" -- favors given such as political appointments or contracts given in return for political support
- "rewards repeat patronage" -- business from customers -- especially recurring business