padrone
noun
pa·dro·ne pə-ˈdrō-nē 
plural padrones or padroni pə-ˈdrō-nē
1
a
: master
b
: an Italian innkeeper
2
: a person who secures employment especially for Italian immigrants
Word History
Etymology
Italian, protector, owner, from Latin patronus patron
First Known Use
1670, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
padrone
noun
as in taverner
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