enpatron en · VERB
Etymology
From en- + patron.
Meanings
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(nonce-word, obsolete, transitive) To act the part of a patron towards; to patronize.
Since I their Aulter, you enpatrone me.
1609, William Shakespeare, “A Louers Complaint”, in Shake-speares Sonnets. […], London: By G[eorge] Eld for T[homas] T[horpe] and are to be sold by William Aspley, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| enpatroned | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| enpatroned | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| enpatroning | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| enpatrons | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |