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patron

[pey-truhn] / ˈpeɪ trən /


NOUN
person who does business at establishment
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The painting by Dame Judi Dench, patron of the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, was completed in 2025 and was one of the last works the 91-year-old was able to paint due to her failing sight.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Earlier this year, Princess Eugenie stepped down as patron of a separate charity, Anti-Slavery International, a role she had held for seven years.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

With their help, the conference can put its money where its mouth is, as the patron saint of world-changing upstarts.

From Slate • May 8, 2026

There’s no way he found a more generous patron than the SPLC.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Otherwise, she looks like any other patron at the circus.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern




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