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patroon
CIDE DICTIONARY
patroon, n. [D. patroon a patron, a protector. See Patron.].
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. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
patroon, n. US hist. a landowner with manorial privileges under the Dutch governments of New York and New Jersey.
Etymology
Du., = PATRON
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