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Irish
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French patrone either directly or via Middle English patroun. Doublet of patrún.
Noun
pátrún m (genitive singular pátrúin, nominative plural pátrúin)
- patron
- (Christianity) patron saint
Is é Naomh Breandán pátrún na mairnéalach.- The patron saint of mariners is Saint Brendan.
- (Roman Catholicism) pattern (devotions that take place on the feast day of a patron saint)
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