mecenas — meaning in English

English meaning

• esquire noun A title placed after a lawyer's name in the US, often abbreviated "Esq."
• sponsor noun A person or organization that provides money to support an event, program, or activity, usually in return for publicity.

Senses

mecenas is used for these senses in English:

• Maecenas A generous benefactor; specifically, a patron of literature or art.
• esquire (archaic) A squire; a youth who in the hopes of becoming a knight attended upon a knight
• sponsor A person or organization that pays all or part of the cost of an event, publication, media program, etc., usually in exchange for advertising.

esquire — full definition

1. noun A title placed after a lawyer's name in the US, often abbreviated "Esq."
2. noun Historically, an English gentleman ranked just below a knight, or a young man who served a knight before becoming one himself.

sponsor — full definition

1. noun A person or organization that provides money to support an event, program, or activity, usually in return for publicity.
2. noun A person who takes formal responsibility for guiding or vouching for another, such as in a recovery program or an immigration application.
3. verb To fund or formally support someone or something.

Related Polish words