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Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: French patron & Spanish patrón, from Medieval Latin patronus, from Latin, patron Date: 1743 1. archaic the captain or officer commanding a ship 2. [Dutch, from French patron] the proprietor of a manorial estate especially in New York originally granted under Dutch rule but in some cases existing until the mid-19th century

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. US hist. a landowner with manorial privileges under the Dutch governments of New York and New Jersey. Etymology: Du., = PATRON

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Patroon Pa*troon", n. [D. patroon a patron, a protector. See Patron.] One of the proprietors of certain tracts of land with manorial privileges and right of entail, under the old Dutch governments of New York and New Jersey.