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padrone
pa·dro·ne [ pə drṓ này, pə drṓnee ] (plural pa·dro·nes [ pə drṓ nayz, pə drṓneez ] or pa·dro·ni [ pə drṓnee ])


noun 
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1. Italian owner or manager: the owner or manager of an Italian business, especially a restaurant or café
2. man who hires Italian immigrants: a man who hires Italian immigrants to work for him, especially one who then exploits them
[Late 17th century. Via Italian< Latin patronus "protector, patron" < pater "father"]

pa·dro·nism [ pə drṓ nìzzəm ] noun
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