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patronal, a.|ˈpætrənəl, ˈpeɪt-|
[a. F. patronal (1611 in Cotgr.), ad. L. patrōnāl-is, f. patrōn-us patron: see -al1. For the pronunciation cf. personal; but some say (pəˈtrəʊnəl); cf. doctrinal.]
Of or pertaining to a patron or patron saint; of the nature of a patron.
1611Cotgr., Patronal, patronall; of, or belonging to, a Patron; done in remembrance, or solemnized in honour, of a Patron. 1646Sir T. Browne Pseud. Ep. 12 Their Penates and Patronall gods. 1755Johnson, Patronal, Protecting; supporting; guarding; defending; doing the office of a patron. 1834L. Ritchie Wand. by Seine (1835) 229 One might have thought..that it was the patronal fête of the town. 1868Smith Smaller Dict. Gr. & Rom. Antiq. (ed. 7) s.v. Patronus, It was the duty of the patron to support his freedman in case of necessity, and if he did not, he lost his patronal rights. |