patronage
/ˈpeɪtɹənɪd͡ʒ/
The act of providing approval and support; backing; championship.
His vigorous patronage of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives.
Customers collectively; clientele; business.
The restaurant had an upper-class patronage.
A communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient; condescension; disdain.
Granting favours or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support.
Guardianship, as of a saint; tutelary care.
The right of nomination to political office.
The right of presentation to church or ecclesiastical benefice; advowson.