patronage
n. புரவு, ஆதரவு, மானியம் வழங்கும் உரிமை, வாடிக்கையாதரவு.
Pa"tron*age, n. Etym: [F. patronage. Cf. LL. patronaticum, and L. patronatus.] 1. Special countenance or support; favor, encouragement, or aid, afforded to a person or a work; as, the patronage of letters; patronage given to an author. 2. Business custom. [Commercial Cant] 3. Guardianship, as of a saint; tutelary care. Addison. 4. The right of nomination to political office; also, the offices, contracts, honors, etc., which a public officer may bestow by favor. 5. (Eng. Law) Defn: The right of presentation to church or ecclesiastical benefice; advowson. Blackstone. Pa"tron*age, v. t. Defn: To act as a patron of; to maintain; to defend. [Obs.] Shak.