patroonship
The position or office of a patroon; landownership (originally of a Dutch colony).
countable, historical, uncountable
His patroonship of Rensellaerwick lay immediately below Fort Aurania, and extended for several miles on each side of the Hudson, beside embracing the mountainous region of the Helderberg.
An estate run by a patroon, or under a similar system.
countable, historical, uncountable
Where it comes from
From patroon + -ship. Compare Dutch patroonschap. Piecewise doublet of patronship.
Adapted from the Wiktionary entry patroonship (CC BY-SA 4.0).