Etymograph

English

Maecenatism

From Maecenas + -ism.

Formed from Maecenas + -ism

Latin Maecēnās ‘literary patron’

Middle French mecenas

English Maecenas

Today it means

noun Patronage, in particular patronage of the arts, especially poetic and bardic arts.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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