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Patron Hist. 
n. a farmers' organization founded in 1891 and enjoying considerable political support for a number of years.
See also: Patrons of Industry
- 1894 The Patrons refuse to be bound to either political party, and the bold partisans cannot comprehend that it is possible for men to be neither Grits nor Tories.
- 1963 The Patrons did everything the Grangers did, but they added a special emphasis on co-operation.
- 1894 The Patrons refuse to be bound to either political party, and the bold partisans cannot comprehend that it is possible for men to be neither Grits nor Tories.