释义 |
patroˈnee nonce-wd. [See -ee.] A recipient of patronage, a presentee to a benefice.
c1807Syd. Smith in Lady Holland Mem. (1855) II. 32 My request to him..was, if any patronee of his preferred the North to the South, that I might be allowed to gratify so singular a wish by exchanging with him. |