royal patronage

collocation in English

meaningsofroyalandpatronage

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royal
adjective
uk
/ˈrɔɪ.əl/us
/ˈrɔɪ.əl/
belonging or connected to a king or queen or a member of ...
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patronage
noun[U]
uk
/ˈpæt.rə.nɪdʒ/us
/ˈpæt.rə.nɪdʒ/
the support given to an organization ...
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(Definition ofroyalandpatronagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In return for the aid, the abbess expected to reap the fruits ofroyalpatronageonce the king's fortunes were reversed.
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Despite occasional rumors to the contrary,royalpatronagewas not forthcoming.
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The best way to do this was throughroyalpatronage.
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She also enjoyedroyalpatronageand published several compositions.
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Astronomers are thus demanding, for themselves and for their practice, the benefit ofroyalpatronage.
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Forests, except for small pockets protected by sacred authorities, often underroyalpatronage, were scarce.
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However, from the 1840s onward, underroyalpatronage, there was an enormous increase in both the number of canoes constructed and the scale of the vessels.
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At present, subsections (1) and (2) deal only with false indications ofroyalpatronage, approval or award.
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Withroyalpatronage, too, my constituency prospered and continues to prosper to this day because of the railway.
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He warmly congratulated it on being granted permission to show itsroyalpatronagein its title.
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This timber-hungry industry lost its importance, however, with the boom in mining, which also hadroyalpatronage.
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This decision certainly cost him valuableroyalpatronageand support from others connected at court.
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The existing company's established prestige -- they were widely recognized the best in the land -- led to a continuance ofroyalpatronage.
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However, the withdrawal ofroyalpatronagemade these occasions increasingly insignificant, and scarcely distinguishable from any other part of the social season.
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With the funds raised from pilgrims androyalpatronagethe abbey church was expanded and dedicated in 1170 with great ceremony.
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Royalpatronageresulted in a monopoly over the theatre and safeguarded the monarch from mockery and criticism.
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They were also given the permission of sea trading with aroyalpatronage.
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It was established underroyalpatronagein 1892, making it one of the oldest zoos in the world.
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Royalpatronagewas crucial to the revival of the wig.
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This was considered a major social reform at that time and was enforced throughroyalpatronageand supervision.
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