6 letters · 8 points in Scrabble
noun a regular customer
noun the proprietor of an inn
noun someone who supports or champions something
originFrom Middle English patroun, patrone, from Old French patron, from Latin patrōnus, derived from pater (“father”). Doublet of padrone, Patronus, patroon, and pattern.
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