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==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
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century]
==Definitions==
*1a : a [[person]] chosen, named, or honored as a special guardian, protector, or supporter
:b : a [[wealthy]] or influential supporter of an [[artist]] or [[writer]]
:c : a [[social]] or [[financial]] sponsor of a social [[function]] (as a ball or concert)
*2: one that uses [[wealth]] or [[influence]] to help an [[individual]], an [[institution]], or a [[cause]]
*3: one who buys the goods or uses the services offered especially by an establishment
*4: the holder of the right of presentation to an [[English]] ecclesiastical benefice
*5: a master in [[ancient]] times who freed his [[slave]] but retained some rights over him
*6 [French, from Middle French] : the proprietor of an establishment (as an inn) especially in France
*7: the chief [[male]] officer in some fraternal lodges having both men and women members
==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].
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]
[[Category: General Reference]]
==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
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century]
==Definitions==
*1a : a [[person]] chosen, named, or honored as a special guardian, protector, or supporter
:b : a [[wealthy]] or influential supporter of an [[artist]] or [[writer]]
:c : a [[social]] or [[financial]] sponsor of a social [[function]] (as a ball or concert)
*2: one that uses [[wealth]] or [[influence]] to help an [[individual]], an [[institution]], or a [[cause]]
*3: one who buys the goods or uses the services offered especially by an establishment
*4: the holder of the right of presentation to an [[English]] ecclesiastical benefice
*5: a master in [[ancient]] times who freed his [[slave]] but retained some rights over him
*6 [French, from Middle French] : the proprietor of an establishment (as an inn) especially in France
*7: the chief [[male]] officer in some fraternal lodges having both men and women members
==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].
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]
[[Category: General Reference]]