patronage的词源

英文词源

patronage (n.)

late 14c., "right of presenting a qualified person to a church benefice," from Old French patronage (14c.) from patron (see patron). Secular sense of "action of giving influential support" is from 1550s. General sense of "power to give jobs or favors" is from 1769; meaning "regular business of customers" is 1804.

中文词源

patronage：赞助，资助

来自patron,赞助，-age,名词后缀。

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：patronage 词源，patronage 含义。