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==Origin==

==Origin==

[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin & [[Latin]]; Medieval Latin patronus patron saint, patron of a benefice, [[pattern]], from [[Latin]], defender, from patr-, pater

[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin & [[Latin]]; Medieval Latin patronus patron saint, patron of a benefice, [[pattern]], from [[Latin]], defender, from patr-, pater

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1a : a [[person]] chosen, named, or honored as a special guardian, protector, or supporter  

*1a : a [[person]] chosen, named, or honored as a special guardian, protector, or supporter  

*7: the chief [[male]] officer in some fraternal lodges having both men and women members  

*7: the chief [[male]] officer in some fraternal lodges having both men and women members  

==Description==

==Description==

'''Patronage''' is the [[support]], [[encouragement]], [[privilege]], or [[financial]] aid that an [[organization]] or [[individual]] bestows to another. In the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Art history of art], arts patronage refers to the [[support]] that [[kings]] or popes have provided to [[musicians]], [[painters]], and [[sculptors]]. It can also refer to the right of [[bestowing]] offices or church benefices, the [[business]] given to a store by a regular customer, and the guardianship of saints. The term derives from the [[Latin]] patrons, the formal relationship between a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patronus Patronus] and his [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cliens Cliens].

'''Patronage''' is the [[support]], [[encouragement]], [[privilege]], or [[financial]] aid that an [[organization]] or [[individual]] bestows to another. In the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Art history of art], arts patronage refers to the [[support]] that [[kings]] or popes have provided to [[musicians]], [[painters]], and [[sculptors]]. It can also refer to the right of [[bestowing]] offices or church benefices, the [[business]] given to a store by a regular customer, and the guardianship of saints. The term derives from the [[Latin]] patrons, the formal relationship between a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patronus Patronus] and his [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cliens Cliens].

In some countries the term is used to describe [[political]] patronage, which is the use of [[state]] [[resources]] to reward [[individuals]] for their electoral [[support]]. Some patronage systems are legal, as in the Canadian [[tradition]] of allowing the Prime Minister to appoint the heads of a number of commissions and agencies; in many cases, these appointments go to people who have supported the [[political]] party of the Prime Minister. As well, the term may refer to a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_corruption corruption] or favoritism in which a party in power rewards [[groups]], [[families]], ethnicities for their electoral support using illegal gifts or fraudulently-awarded appointments or [[government]] contracts.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patron]

In some countries the term is used to describe [[political]] patronage, which is the use of [[state]] [[resources]] to reward [[individuals]] for their electoral [[support]]. Some patronage systems are legal, as in the Canadian [[tradition]] of allowing the Prime Minister to appoint the heads of a number of commissions and agencies; in many cases, these appointments go to people who have supported the [[political]] party of the Prime Minister. As well, the term may refer to a type of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_corruption corruption] or favoritism in which a party in power rewards [[groups]], [[families]], ethnicities for their electoral support using illegal gifts or fraudulently-awarded appointments or [[government]] contracts.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patron]

==See also==

==See also==

*'''''[[Benefactor]]'''''

*'''''[[Benefactor]]'''''

[[Category: General Reference]]

[[Category: General Reference]]