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PATRONLESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does patronless mean?
• PATRONLESS (adjective)
The adjective PATRONLESS has 1 sense:
1. having little patronage or few clients
Familiarity information: PATRONLESS used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having little patronage or few clients
Synonyms:
patronless; unpatronised; unpatronized
Context example:
a restaurant unpatronized by the elite
Similar:
briefless ((of lawyers or barristers) lacking clients)
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