patronal

patronal Definition

pa·tronal (pā′trə nəl, pa′-; pə trōn′əl)

adjective

of or characteristic of a patron or patron saint; protective

Etymology: Fr < LL patronalis

patronal Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

festival: The Church has been fund raising during the period of the Patronal festival in a number of unique ways over the last 75 years.
feast: A social event will also be needed on 9 June when the Bishop visits for our patronal feast.
family: The forest had previously been held by Kirkstall's patronal family, the Lacys.
right: The last queen known to have exercised patronal rights was Henry VIII's first consort, Catherine of Aragon.
saint: For a general neglect of patronal saints as revealed at visitation, Brown, Popular Piety, p69 ( 1394 ).

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