Maecenas
Meaning
A generous benefactor; specifically, a patron of literature or art.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/mʌɪˈsiːnəs/
Etymology
From Middle French mecenas, and its source, Latin Maecēnās (“literary patron”), from the name of Gaius Maecenas (c. 70–8 BCE), Roman statesman and patron of Horace and Virgil.
Notes
Sign in to write sticky notes
Start learning English with learnfeliz.
Practice speaking and memorizing "Maecenas" and many other words and sentences in English.