Patroon

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A landholder in New Netherland who, under Dutch colonial rule, was granted proprietary and manorial rights to a large tract of land in exchange for bringing 50 new settlers to the colony.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. One of the landowning Dutch grandees of the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam, especially after it became a British possession, renamed as New York.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • 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.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. One who received a grant of a certain tract of land and manorial privileges, with the right to entail, under the old Dutch governments of New York and New Jersey.
  • Word Usage
    "Holders of Dutch grants bore the title patroon, or patron."
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