Patronal Definition

pātrənəl, patrənəl; pətrōnəl
adjective
Of or characteristic of a patron or patron saint; protective.
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Origin of Patronal

  • Latin patronalis; compare French patronal.

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Patronal Sentence Examples

  • No one found anything objectionable in this; investiture with a bishopric was parallel with the appointment by a territorial proprietor to a patronal church.

  • Somewhat later it disappeared also in the case of the churches of less importance, patronal rights over these being substituted for the former absolute ownership. The pontificate of Alexander III.

  • The generous and enlightened policy of the imperial administration asked nothing of the people of Gaul but military service and the payment of the tax; in return it freed individuals from patronal domination, the people from oligarchic greed or Druidic excommunication, and every one in general from material anxiety.

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Words Starting With

PPAPAT

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LALNAL

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