patronal
adj/pəˈtɹəʊnəl/
Etymology
From Latin patrōnālis. Compare French patronal.
- derived from patronal
- derived from patrōnālis
Definitions
patron
patron; protecting; favouring
- Lest the name thereof being discovered unto their enemies, their penates and patronal god might be called forth by charms and incantations.
- Nor has the state lost its patronal role, with ministries of culture and publicly funded arts bodies sustaining the cultural economy.
Pertaining to a strong authoritarian leader who controls access to resources.
- In considering how the preceding analysis relates to the rest of the world, one can think of the post-Soviet countries as providing something like a pristine context in which to study the fundamental characteristics of patronal politics.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for patronal. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA