patronage

«patronage» in Mova's school dictionary: the support or kindness given by a patron, such as a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (patronage, no plural)

meaning for a pupil

1) Patronage is the support or kindness given by a patron, such as a customer, a backer or a lover of the arts. tree →

2) Patronage can mean the regular custom that keeps a shop or a theatre going. tree →

sense in the lessons

in lessons public support for books, art and music; in tales the kindness of a rich backer

examples

• The shop depends on the patronage of local people. tree →
• The writer thanked his readers for their patronage. tree →
• The theatre survives on patronage from rich families. tree →

note

nothing for maths.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «patronage» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.