Patronage
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary · Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
The right of appointing to ofiice; as, the patronage of the president of the United States, if abused, may endanger the liberties of the people. In Ecclesiastical Law. The right of presentation to a church or ecclesiastical benefice.
2 Bl. Comm. 21.
PATRONATUS (Lat. from patronus, q. V.) In the Roman Law. The condition, relation, right, or duty of a patron. In Ecclesiastical Law. Patronage (ff. V.)