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

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

An advocate or pleader.

See Padrone, 2.

One who encourages or helps a person, a cause, or a work; a
furtherer; a promoter; as, a patron of art.

A man of distinction under whose protection another person
placed himself.

One who protects, supports, or countenances; a defender.

i. koruyucu, hami; efendi, patron. Linda’s patron is her uncle. (Linda’nın hamisi amcasıdır.)

A master who had freed his slave, but still retained some
paternal rights over him.

A guardian saint. – called also patron saint.