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Patronage
PAY-tron-ij
/ˈpeɪtrənɪdʒ/Listen
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patronage
Dictionary meaning
Support given by a patron to an artist, cause, or institution — the Medici family's patronage enabled the Italian Renaissance; popes commissioned Michelangelo and Raphael; modern patronage includes government arts funding and corporate sponsorship; also used for political appointments given to supporters ('political patronage')
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