Patronised
[peɪtrənaɪz]
Examples
- I must have been about twelve years old when I began to see how determinedly those girls patronised me. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- That he is patronised by YOU, replied Willoughby, is certainly in his favour; but as for the esteem of the others, it is a reproach in itself. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- A Mrs. Armstrong, whom Amy had lately patronised, was of the party. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- The Church patronised it, even with ostentation. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Jos patronised him with much dignity. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
Edited by Horace