ALL meanings of patronly
pa·tron
P p - noun patronly a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like. 1
- noun patronly a person who supports with money, gifts, efforts, or endorsement an artist, writer, museum, cause, charity, institution, special event, or the like: a patron of the arts; patrons of the annual Democratic dance. 1
- noun patronly a person whose support or protection is solicited or acknowledged by the dedication of a book or other work. 1
- noun patronly patron saint. 1
- noun patronly Roman History. the protector of a dependent or client, often the former master of a freedman still retaining certain rights over him. 1
- noun patronly Ecclesiastical. a person who has the right of presenting a member of the clergy to a benefice. 1