¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Patroons
1. patroon [n] - See also: patroon
Lexicographical Neighbors of Patroons
Literary usage of Patroons
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Historical Writings of John Fiske by John Fiske (1902)
"Disputes be- Very soon the patroons began to incur tween the the censure of the
Company by en- and the gaging on their own private account patroons in the ..."
2. History of New Netherland by Edmund Bailey O'Callaghan (1855)
"... —patroons' colonies confirmed and " sealed with the seal of New Netherland"—Quarrels
between Directors of the Company and patroons—Privileges granted to ..."
3. The History of the United States of America by Richard Hildreth (1880)
"The patroons, however, did little more than was absolutely necessary to secure
their grants. They were chiefly anxious for the fur trade with the Indians, ..."
4. History of New Netherland Or, New York Under the Dutch by Edmund Bailey O'Callaghan (1848)
"... —patroons' colonies confirmed and " sealed with the seal of New Netherland"—Quarrels
between Directors of the Company and patroons—Privileges granted to ..."
5. Pennsylvania Archives by Samuel Hazard, John Blair Linn, William Henry Egle, Pennsylvania Dept. of Public Instruction, George Edward Reed, Pennsylvania State Library, Thomas Lynch Montgomery, Gertrude MacKinney, Charles Francis Hoban (1877)
"That the excuses of traveling, consultations, fees &c., incurred or to be incurred
by the patroons, for the maintenance and justification of the Freedoms ..."
6. Documents Relative to the Colonial History of the State of New-York by John Romeyn Brodhead, Berthold Fernow, Edmund Bailey O'Callaghan, New York (State). Legislature (1858)
"All coarse wares that the Colonists of the patroons there shall consume, such as
pitch, ... They will not take from the service of the patroons any of their ..."
7. The Dutch and Quaker Colonies in America by John Fiske (1899)
"Very soon the patroons began to incur the censure tween the of the Company by
engaging on their own private account in the fur trade. ..."
Other Resources:
