Maecenatism
[may-SI-nə-tɪz-əm]
Part of speech: noun
Origin: Latin, early 17th century
1.
Patronage.
Examples of Maecenatism in a sentence
"The museum honored the donors at a reception for their maecenatism."
"Thanks to the maecenatism of regular shoppers, the local businesses were thriving."
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