Definition of "patronless" []

• Lacking a patron or patrons; unsponsored; unpatronized; unpatroned. (adjective)

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• "Syria becomes isolated; Hezbollah and Hamas, patronless."
• "Thus by my talents, honesty, and acuteness, I had, considering I was a poor patronless outcast, raised for myself very powerful protectors."
• "The following afternoon he went to the dining car for a meal and found the carriage patronless, the tables flecked with debris from what looked to have been a lively and several-coursed lunch."