"Various theories have been proposed to explain its origin and characteristics, focusing on an assortment of factors, including the social and civic peculiarities of Florence at this time including its political structure and the patronage of its dominant family, the Medici."

This is a couple of sentences from an article about the Renaissance. I have to annotate the article. I would like to annotate the following, but I am not sure what they mean.

1. civic
2.peculiarities
3. patronage

HELP!!!

1 answer

1. Civic = connected with city administration, meaning related to the government of a town or city
2.peculiarities = oddness; the quality or state of being unusual or strange
3. Patronage = Support of patron; the encouragement financial support, or influence of a patron; a patron is a supporter