patron
From LSJ
νύμφην τ' ἄνυμφον παρθένον τ' ἀπάρθενον → wife unwed and virgin that is no virgin | bride that is no bride, virgin that is virgin no more | virgin wife and widowed maid | unwed bride and ravished virgin
νύμφην τ' ἄνυμφον παρθένον τ' ἀπάρθενον → wife unwed and virgin that is no virgin | bride that is no bride, virgin that is virgin no more | virgin wife and widowed maid | unwed bride and ravished virgin
protector: P. and V. προστάτης, ὁ, Ar. and V. πρόξενος, ὁ.
without a patron, adj.: V. ἀπρόξενος.
be a patron to, v.: Ar. and V. προξενεῖν (gen.).
patron saint: use P. and V. ἥρως, or use V. ἀρχηγός, ὁ (Sophocles, Oedipus Coloneus 60); see tutelary.
