patronagecommon nounSyllable DecompositionpatronageEtymologyexpandfrom patron and suffix -age.Definitions1. Relations of protection that existed in Rome between patrons and their clients. Protection that a powerful man grants to a man of inferior condition.by extensionexpandLe patronage de ce ministre lui a été fort utile.2. Protection of a patron saint.expandUne chapelle sous le patronage de saint Pierre.3. Association that provides protection and assistance to the poor. The premises where children or adolescents who benefit from it gather.by extensionexpandŒuvre de patronage des enfants orphelins. - Colonie de vacances d'un patronage. - Il a passé sa journée au patronage.4. Right that a prelate or a lay lord had to appoint to an ecclesiastical benefice.histoireexpandSa terre lui donnait droit de patronage sur cette chapelle.5. Control exercised by the public authority over the clergy.by extensionexpandElles adressèrent au gouvernement les remontrances les plus énergiques, et lui recommandèrent d'assumer lui-même le patronage du clergé.6. Explicit moral support, sponsorship given to a person, event, or organization.expand7. (anglicism) (dated) Favoritism of the ruling party towards its friends (donors, former MPs, etc.). Nowadays, in the case of favors to donors, the term 'quid pro quo' is more commonly used, although this term also serves in other contexts.expandL'étude du patronage des partis provinciaux du Québec, de 1944 à 1970http://www.erudit.org/revue/rs/1972/v13/n1/055562ar.htmlSynonymsmécénatparrainagePluralpatronagesTranslationsenglish:sponsorshipSee alsopatron (cn.) patronal (adj.) patronat (cn.) patronner (v.) patronnet (cn.) patronier (cn.)
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