English → Latin
“patron” in Latin
patrōnusa protector, patronfautorpatron, protector; admirer; promoter, supporterprōspiciōto look far off; to see into the distance; to watch or look out for; to discern, descry or espycultorcultivator, tiller, husbandman, planter, grower (someone who bestows care or labor upon something); inhabitant, dweller;amōto love; to be fond of, like, admire; to be pleased by or with (someone or something) for (a particular reason); to deriratiōreason, reasoning, explanation, ground, motive, rationality, rationale, purpose; calculation, account, accounting, recko
The English word patron itself goes back to Latin pater, through patrōnus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
patron
patronus (the proper word): fautor; qui rebus (rationibus) alicujus consulit, prospicit (supporter, friend): cultor, amator (one who is fond of anything): *penes quem est jus ac potestas muneris alicujus deferendi; or, as technical term, *patronus (patron of an ecclesiastical benefice): a patron of learned men, doctorum cultor: a patron saint, *patronus divus: deus (hujus urbis) praeses (after Tac., Hist., 4, 63, 3).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for patron?
- The usual Latin words for “patron” are patrōnus, fautor, prōspiciō; also cultor, amō, ratiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.