Patron

Tamil Dictionary definitions for Patron

Patron : புரவலர், காப்பாளர்

Patron definition

Noun.

  1. One who protects, supports, or countenances; a defender.
  2. A master who had freed his slave, but still retained some paternal rights over him.
  3. A man of distinction under whose protection another person placed himself.
  4. An advocate or pleader.
  5. One who encourages or helps a person, a cause, or a work; a furtherer; a promoter; as, a patron of art.
  6. One who has gift and disposition of a benefice.
  7. A guardian saint. -- called also patron saint.
  8. See Padrone, 2.

Transitive verb. To be a patron of; to patronize; to favor.

Adjective. Doing the duty of a patron; giving aid or protection; tutelary.