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patroon definition

pa·troon (pə tro̵̅o̅n′)

noun

☆ a person who held a large estate with manorial rights under a grant from the Dutch government of New Netherland

Etymology: Du, protector < Fr patron < OFr patron

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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