| COPATRONS | • copatrons n. Plural of copatron. • COPATRON n. a fellow patron. |
| EMPATRONS | • EMPATRON v. (Shakespeare) to patronize. |
| PATROLLED | • patrolled adj. Having regular patrols. • patrolled v. Simple past tense and past participle of patrol. • PATROL v. to guard by moving and watching. |
| PATROLLER | • patroller n. One who patrols. • PATROLLER n. one who patrols. |
| PATROLMAN | • patrolman n. A police officer, especially a junior officer assigned patrol duty instead of detection or supervision. • PATROLMAN n. a police officer on duty on a beat. |
| PATROLMEN | • patrolmen n. Plural of patrolman. • PATROLMAN n. a police officer on duty on a beat. |
| PATROLOGY | • patrology n. (Theology) the study of the lives and works (especially the writings) of the Church Fathers. • patrology n. A handbook or published collection of patristic literature. • PATROLOGY n. the study of early Christianity. |
| PATRONAGE | • patronage n. The act of providing approval and support; backing; championship. • patronage n. Customers collectively; clientele; business. • patronage n. The act or state of being a customer of some business. |
| PATRONESS | • patroness n. (Religion) A female patron goddess or saint. • patroness n. (Dated, more generally) A woman who sponsors or supports a given activity, person etc.; a female patron. • patroness v. To support or sponsor as a patroness. |
| PATRONISE | • patronise v. (British spelling) Alternative form of patronize. • PATRONISE v. to assume the condescending air of a patron towards, also PATRONIZE. |
| PATRONIZE | • patronize v. (Transitive) To act as a patron of; to defend, protect, or support. • patronize v. (Transitive) To make oneself a customer of a business, especially a regular customer. • patronize v. (Transitive) To assume a tone of unjustified superiority toward; to talk down to, to treat condescendingly. |
| PATRONNES | • patronnes n. Plural of patronne. • PATRONNE n. (French) a (female) proprietor of a restaurant. |