Patter; rigmarole.
A strain in a rhyme, song, or poem; refrain; flow.
A constant or repeated line or verse; theme.
The speech of a person or class of persons; form of speech; talk; utterance; manner of speaking or writing; phraseology; diction.
Language; tongue.
A national tongue (in contrast to a foreign language).
A padrone.
A guardian or intercessor; synonym of patron saint.
One who protects or supports; a defender or advocate.
An influential, wealthy person who supported an artist, craftsman, a scholar or a noble.
A customer, as of a certain store or restaurant.
A protector of a dependent, especially a master who had freed a slave but still retained some paternal rights.
One who has gift and disposition of a benefice.