Meanings
- not comparableNot patronized.
He now found one of his most frequent visitants accusing him of treason, in hopes of sharing his confiscation; yet, unpatronized and unsupported, he cleared himself by the openness of innocence, and the consistence of truth; he was dismissed with honour, and his accuser perished in prison.
1825, Samuel Johnson, The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D, In Nine Volumes1 more example
The policy of freeing the country from the restrictive tariff will so variegate and multiply the undertakings in the country that there will be a wider market and a greater competition for labor; it will let the sun shine through the clouds again as once it shone on the free, independent, unpatronized intelligence and energy of a great people.
1913, Woodrow Wilson, The New Freedom
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivehaving little patronage or few clients
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
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