What Does It Mean to Paternalize?

paternalizeverb. To make paternal; to place in a fatherly role. paternalizeverb. control organizations, things etc. disregarding people's freedom and responsibility under guise and pretense of knowing what would be good and proper for them.

What does it mean to specify someone?

: to name or mention (someone or something) exactly and clearly : to be specific about (something)

Is Patroning a word?

Patronize is the verb commonly used to mean: “to frequent or support as a customer.” For example: I have patronized The Brown Derby since its inception and have always found the food to be second-to-none. ... What did surprise me is that I found patron used as a verb in some British news sources.