See Also: impatronize(dictionary)

impatronize (iou)



impatronize verb.Also impatronise. L16.
[French impatroniser alt. of Old French empatroner, -ir, from or after Italian impatronire, impadronire, formed as IM-1 + Old & mod. French patron, Italian padrone PATRON noun: see -IZE.]
verb trans. Put (oneself, another) in possession of. L16-L17.
verb trans. Take possession of. E17-L18.
impatronization noun the action or an act of putting in possession of or taking possession of; mastery, possession: E17-M19.