patrón
/paˈtɾon/ · B1 · noun · m
boss, master
👔 patrón = padre (father) + -ón (big): the big father who protects or bosses
From Latin patronus, built on pater (father). A patron saint protects like a father; a boss rules like one. English patron and pattern are the same word: a pattern is the master model everything else copies.