英漢辭典

1. n. (名詞 noun)
   1. 資助人,贊助人;支持者;保護者;獎勵者;恩人

2. 2. (商店、旅館等的)顧客,(尤指)老主顧,老顧客,常客;經常光顧圖書館的人

3. 3. 守護聖人,守護聖徒,守護神;(政黨等的)創始者,鼻祖

4. 4. [古羅馬] (法庭上平民的)辯護人

5. 5. [古羅馬] (解放了的奴隸的)舊主人

6. 6. [英國國教] 有聖職授予權的人

7. 7. (法國等國家的)旅店老闆,(聯誼會等的男性)總幹事

柯林斯英英辭典

n. (noun)

1. a person, esp a man, who sponsors or aids artists, charities, etc; protector or benefactor

2. a customer of a shop, hotel, etc, esp a regular one

3. See patron saint

4. (in ancient Rome) the protector of a dependant or client, often the former master of a freedman still retaining certain rights over him

5. [Christianity] a person or body having the right to present a clergyman to a benefice

6. [Etymology] C14: via Old French from Latin patronus protector, from pater father

7. a man, who owns or manages a hotel, restaurant, or bar

n. (noun)

1. a variant spelling of pattern