👉 In linguistics and computational linguistics, a patronizer is an abstract concept that refers to a set of syntactic rules or structures that are used to express grammatical relationships between words. These rules can be applied to both declarative sentences and clauses within a sentence. A patronizer is typically defined as a set of rules that define the structure of a language's syntax, including how words are arranged in sentences, phrases, and clauses. The goal of a patronizer is to ensure that the meaning