English

The coat of arms of Kiliaen van Rensselaer (born 1586; buried 1643), a Dutch merchant who founded the Manor of Rensselaerswyck, the largest and most successful patroonship in New Netherland. It occupied what is now mainly the Capital District of New York.

Noun

patroon ‎(plural patroons)

1. (US) One of the landowning Dutch grandees of the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam, especially after it became a British possession renamed as New York.

Derived terms

• patroonship

Afrikaans

Etymology 1

Noun

patroon ‎(plural patrone, diminutive patroontjie)

1. pattern or example from which a copy is made
2. (textiles) template or pattern
3. pattern; an artistic design or decorative arrangement
4. pattern; a regular or repeating arrangment (such as in music or concerning events)

Synonyms

• (template): sjabloon

Etymology 2

patroon ‎(plural patrone, diminutive patroontjie)

1. (firearms) cartridge
2. cartridge; a container for ink, powder, gas, etc.

Etymology 3

Noun

patroon ‎(plural patrone, diminutive patroontjie, feminine patrones)

1. a child that behaves either old-fashionedly or like an adult
2. patron; wealthy person who supports an artist, craftsman, a scholar, etc.
3. (Roman catholicism) patron; patron saint
4. (historical, Roman antiquity) patron; a master who had freed his slave but still retained some rights over him

Synonyms

• patron

Derived terms

• skutspatroon

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pa‧troon

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch patroon, from Latin patrōnus.

Noun

patroon m, f ‎(plural patroons or patronen, diminutive patroontje n)

1. patron saint
2. boss

Synonyms

• (boss): baas

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch patroon, from Old French patron ‎(“model”), from Latin patrōnus.

Noun

patroon n ‎(plural patronen, diminutive patroontje n)

1. pattern, model

Etymology 3

From German Patrone, ultimately from Latin patrōnus.

Noun

patroon f ‎(plural patronen, diminutive patroontje n)

1. cartridge (of a firearm)