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Definition of Patroon
1. n. One of the proprietors of certain tracts of land with manorial privileges and right of entail, under the old Dutch governments of New York and New Jersey.
Definition of Patroon
1. Noun. (American English) One of the landowning Dutch grandees of the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam, especially after it became a British possession, renamed as New York. ¹
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Definition of Patroon
1. a landowner granted manorial rights under old Dutch law [n -S]