enpatron

E1N1P3A1T1R1O1N1

verb

To act the part of a patron towards; to patronize.

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Meanings

verbenpatron (third-person singular simple present enpatrons, present participle enpatroning, simple past and past participle enpatroned)

present singular third person enpatrons · participle present enpatroning · participle past enpatroned · past enpatroned

  1. nonce wordobsoletetransitiveTo act the part of a patron towards; to patronize.

    Since I their Aulter, you enpatrone me.

    1609, William Shakespeare, “A Louers Complaint”, in Shake-speares Sonnets. […], London: By G[eorge] Eld for T[homas] T[horpe] and are to be sold by William Aspley, →OCLC

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
patronize

Origin

From en- + patron.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

patronne
Cite this entry
APA

enpatron. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enpatron

MLA

“enpatron.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enpatron. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “enpatron,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enpatron.

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