Patroonship
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /pəˈtɹuːnʃɪp/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Patroonship is a noun meaning (US, historical) The position or office of a patroon; landownership (originally of a Dutch colony).
Meaning
(US, historical) The position or office of a patroon; landownership (originally of a Dutch colony).
More Meanings
- (US, historical) An estate run by a patroon, or under a similar system.
Example Sentences
His patroonship of Rensellaerwick lay immediately below Fort Aurania, and extended for several miles on each side of the Hudson, beside embracing the mountainous region of the Helderberg.
It was a protest against the patroonship system, which went back to the 1600s when the Dutch ruled New York, a system where […] ‘a few families, intricately intermarried, controlled the destinies of three hundred thousand people and ruled in almost kingly splendor near two million acres of land.’
Word Forms
- patroonships
Synonyms for patroonship
Depending on context, synonyms include patronship.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include patronship, patron, patroon, patrondom, padrone, patrimony.
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