Pa″tron, a. Doing the duty of a patron; giving aid or protection; tutelary. Dryden.
Patron saint(R. C. Ch.), a saint regarded as the peculiar protector of a country, community, church, profession, etc., or of an individual.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.