Patroon
[pә'tru:n]
Definition
(n.) 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.
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Definition
n. one who received a grant of land under the old Dutch governments of New York and New Jersey.—n. Patroon′ship.
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Examples
- It happened yesterday, and Mr. van der Luyden, who heard of it this morning, sent a housemaid up by the early train to get the Patroon's house ready. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- The Patroon's house? Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- They were walking past the house of the old Patroon, with its squat walls and small square windows compactly grouped about a central chimney. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
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