Definition of Maecenas
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a generous patron especially of literature or art
Maecenas
biographical nameDefinition of Maecenas (Entry 2 of 2)
Gaius circa 70–8 b.c. Roman statesman and patron of literature
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The first known use of Maecenas was in 1542
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