The Collaborative International Dictionary
Patronless
Patronless \Pa"tron*less\, a. Destitute of a patron.
Wiktionary
patronless
a. Lacking a patron or patrons; unsponsored; unpatronized; unpatroned.
WordNet
patronless
adj. having little patronage or few clients; "a restaurant unpatronized by the elite" [syn: unpatronized, unpatronised] [ant: patronized]
Usage examples of "patronless".
I, a poor, friendless, patronless artist, can thus indulge myself by forgetting the present.
You made him what he is, Dad, recognized the talent in a ragged patronless kid, sponsored him, funded him through school, got him his position at the Institute.
He was poor and patronless then, as he had continued ever since, with slender likelihood of ever possessing L.