maecenatism
📖 Definitions
noun
Patronage, for example, the support or financial sponsorship provided to artists, musicians, or writers.
💬 Usage Examples
“In several port cities, museums and artists used to be sponsored by captains of port industry. ... In our view, port authorities should take initiatives aimed at reviving and structuring such port and shipping-based maecenatism.” Eric Van Hooydonk; Soft Values of Seaports; Garant; 2007.