patrons
- Term Type
Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Preferred Term
patrons
- Details
Those who use their means or influence to benefit individuals, institutions, or causes; especially those who support the work of artists and writers, and including those who commission and pay for individual works. For supporters who assume primary responsibility for projects or activities, use "sponsors." For supporters who give voluntary work, money, or public expressions of support through membership in a voluntary association, use "friends."
- Variations
Artists and patrons
Patron and client
benefactors
Architects and patrons
Patrons (Benefactors)
benefactors
patron
patrons'
patron's
benefactor