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Definition of Patronal
1. a. Patron; protecting; favoring.
Definition of Patronal
1. patron [adj] - See also: patron
Lexicographical Neighbors of Patronal
Literary usage of Patronal
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities by William Smith (1891)
"If a master manumitted his slave in consideration of a sum of money, he retained
all patronal rights, but he could not stipulate for special operae. ..."
2. A Dividend to Labor: A Study of Employers' Welfare Institutions by Nicholas Paine Gilman (1899)
"... patronal INSTITUTIONS IN FRANCE THE most striking feature of " patronal
institutions" in France is the great development of the insurance of workingmen, ..."
3. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"... must, however, have existed long before they were put down in writing. be a
papal compliment to the imperial church on its patronal feast. ..."
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