pa·tron
/ˈpātrən/
noun
noun: patron; plural noun: patrons
1.
a person who gives financial or other support to a person, organization, cause, or activity.
"a celebrated patron of the arts"
2.
a customer, especially a regular one, of a store, restaurant, or theater.
"we surveyed the plushness of the hotel and its sleek, well-dressed patrons"
3.
(in ancient Rome) a patrician in relation to a client.
(in ancient Rome) the former owner and (frequently) protector of a freed slave.
4.
HISTORICAL•BRITISH
a person or institution with the right to grant a benefice to a member of the clergy.
5.
short for patron saint.
