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Synonyms for patronage
noun
The support provided by a patron
assistance, grant, financing, special privileges, protection, aegis, support, benefaction, aid, sponsorship, commercial backing, recommendation, guardianship, encouragement, help; see also subsidy.Trade
Condescension
deference, civility, condescendence, patronization, toleration, insolence, sufferance, brazenness, condescending favor.
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