A person who gives financial or other support to a person, organization, or cause.
patr+on
Shared component: patr · father
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patr
father
Related forms: patr · 4 words in this dictionary
Related words
Shared components, not spelling prefixesa person of high social rank; an aristocrat.
patr+ician
Shared component: patr · father
Relating to the early Christian theologians or the study of their writings.
patr+istic
Shared component: patr · father
patristicsExtended relation
The branch of Christian theology that deals with the study of the early Christian theologians known as the Church Fathers and their writings.
patrist+ics
Extended relation: patr · father