patron

One who protects or supports; a defender or advocate.

patron of my life and liberty

the patron of true holiness

One who protects or supports; a defender or advocate.

St. Joseph is the patron of many different places.

An influential, wealthy person who supported an artist, craftsman, a scholar or a noble.

A customer, as of a certain store or restaurant.

This car park is for patrons only.

In our trial of the AOT, a transect was used to collect data about the languages being spoken by patrons of the NIE cafeteria during lunchtimes.

A protector of a dependent, especially a master who had freed a slave but still retained some paternal rights.

To be a patron of; to patronize; to favour.

a good cause needs not to be patroned by passion

To treat as a patron.