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词汇 patroon
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Definition of patroon in English:

patroon

noun pəˈtruːnpəˈtrun
US historical
  • A person given land and granted certain manorial privileges under the former Dutch governments of New York and New Jersey.

    〈美,史〉(荷兰殖民统治时期纽约和新泽西等地)享有大宗土地和领主特权的地主

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Another mass meeting of tenants resolved to ‘go into a ten-year contest with the patroon or until a redress of grievances is obtained’.
    • Yet the original grants under which the patroons had obtained their power withstood all attempts to remove them.
    • At first, the rights of the Dutch were maintained, and many prominent families, such as the De Peysters, who were descendants of Dutch patroons, continued to be a cultural, mercantile, and political force.
    • When the English took over the colony from the Dutch in 1664, the patroon system was continued and, indeed, large manors were allotted to English settlers.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Dutch.

Definition of patroon in US English:

patroon

nounpəˈtrunpəˈtro͞on
US historical
  • A person given land and granted certain manorial privileges under the former Dutch governments of New York and New Jersey.

    〈美,史〉(荷兰殖民统治时期纽约和新泽西等地)享有大宗土地和领主特权的地主

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Yet the original grants under which the patroons had obtained their power withstood all attempts to remove them.
    • When the English took over the colony from the Dutch in 1664, the patroon system was continued and, indeed, large manors were allotted to English settlers.
    • Another mass meeting of tenants resolved to ‘go into a ten-year contest with the patroon or until a redress of grievances is obtained’.
    • At first, the rights of the Dutch were maintained, and many prominent families, such as the De Peysters, who were descendants of Dutch patroons, continued to be a cultural, mercantile, and political force.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Dutch.

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