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patronagenoun the financial support and general guidance for an undertakinga symphony orchestra that had long relied upon the patronage of the city's moneyed old guard aegis(also egis), auspice, backing, sponsorship bankrolling, endowment, financing, funding, subsidyencouragement, fosterageaid, assistance, help transactions or economic support provided by customershe refuses to give his patronage to any corporation that is not socially conscious business, custom marketplace, trade, trafficfree tradeaffairs, dealings, horse-tradingmerchandising, retailing, wholesaling in the 14th century |