n.
Can a politician slight the feelings and convictions of the whole matronage of his country? Hare. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. patronage. Cf. LL. patronaticum, and L. patronatus. ]
v. t. To act as a patron of; to maintain; to defend. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ From Trone a steelyard. ] A toll or duty paid for weighing wool; also, the act of weighing wool. [ Obs. ] Nares. [ 1913 Webster ]