patroonship

n. (荷兰统治下纽约和新泽西州的)大庄园主的地位; 大庄园主享有的土地

发音

UK /pəˈtɹuːnʃɪp/

词形变化

patroonships 复数 patroonships

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The position or office of a patroon; landownership (originally of a Dutch colony).

    美国 可数 历史 不可数

    It was a protest against the patroonship system, which went back to the 1600s when the Dutch ruled New York, a system where […] ‘a few families, intricately intermarried, controlled the destinies of three hundred thousand people and ruled in almost kingly splendor near two million acres of land.’

  2. 2.

    An estate run by a patroon, or under a similar system.

    美国 可数 历史 不可数

词源

From patroon + -ship. Compare Dutch patroonschap. Piecewise doublet of patronship.

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