patronal
/pəˈtɹəʊnəl/adjective
patronal is spelled P-A-T-R-O-N-A-L: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, patronal means “patron; protecting; favouring” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in patronal?
| Letters | 8: P-A-T-R-O-N-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 49 million words; the 217,360th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is patronal?
Patronal appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce patronal?
- /pəˈtɹəʊnəl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of patronal
- more patronal comparative
- most patronal superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does patronal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
patron; protecting; favouring
- 2
Pertaining to a strong authoritarian leader who controls access to resources.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does patronal come from?
From Latin patrōnālis. Compare French patronal.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).