Word: patronizing
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...Daily Echo. It is certainly deserved, if for nothing else than the marked improvement in the tone of the paper on that of the last College year. That so many typographical errors creep into its columns must be ascribed, we suppose, to the great unknown, who is considered the patron saint of printers. These blunders, however, though the cause of much false information among its readers, tend also to keep them merry during breakfast. And thus, blundering or not blundering, the Echo has reason to feel gratified at the favor it finds among students...
...word originating among the Venetians, who wore the garment, calling it pantaloni, from Pantaleon, formerly the patron saint of Venice." - MENAGE. "Originally a baptismal name very frequent among the Venetians, and hence applied to them, by the other states as a common name; afterwards, a name of derision, as applying to a part of their dress that then distinguished the Venetians, namely, breeches and stockings that were all of a piece." - SMART. "His [Pantaloon's] name is said by antiquaries to be derived from the Italian words 'Pianta leone,' as it were the 'Lion planter,' in allusion to the boastful...
...sell, or barter books, apparel, or any other thing, above two dollars in value, without the leave of the President, his tutor, guardian, parent, or patron, such contracts shall be deemed absolutely void; and the offending persons, either buyers or sellers, shall be fined not exceeding five dollars...
...offence; and if it be repeated, such other college punishment as the Immediate Government may judge adequate to rendering the prohibition effectual. Nor shall he attend any ball, assembly, or party of pleasure, during term time, unless authorized by the President at the request of the parent, guardian, or patron, under the penalty of not less than five dollars...
...also be useful, at least to the Editors of the Acta. If these gentlemen were to begin the study of Horace's Odes, they would discover before they had got far (in Lib. I. Ode I, line I, first word), that the name of Horace's chief friend and patron is not spelt Macaenas...