Padishah
‖Pa′di‐shah″ (?), n. [Per. pādishāh. Cf. Pasha.] Chief ruler; monarch; sovereign; — a title of the Sultan of Turkey, and of the Shah of Persia.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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‖Pa′di‐shah″ (?), n. [Per. pādishāh. Cf. Pasha.] Chief ruler; monarch; sovereign; — a title of the Sultan of Turkey, and of the Shah of Persia.
Pad″lock′ (?), n. [Perh. orig., a lock for a pad gate, or a gate opening to a path, or perh., a lock for a basket or pannier, and from Prov. E. pad a pannier. Cf. Pad a path, Pa...
Pad″lock′, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Padlocked (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Padlocking.] To fasten with, or as with, a padlock; to stop; to shut; to confine as by a padlock. Milton. Tennyson.
Pad″nag′ (?), n. [1st pad + nag.] An ambling nag. “An easy padnag.” Macaulay.
Pad″ow (?), n.(Zoöl.) A paddock, or toad.Padow pipe. (Bot.) See Paddock pipe, under Paddock.
‖Pa″dre (?), n.; pl. Sp. & Pg. Padres (#); It. Padri (#). [Sp., Pg., & It., fr. L. pater father. See Father.] 1. A Christian priest or monk; — used in Italy, Spain, Portugal, an...
‖Pa‐dro″ne (?), n.; pl. It. Padroni (#), E. Padrones. [It. See Patron.] 1. A patron; a protector.2. The master of a small coaster in the Mediterranean.3. A man who imports, and ...
Pad′u‐a‐soy″ (?), n. [From Padua, in Italy + F. soie silk; or cf. F. pou-de-soie.] A rich and heavy silk stuff. [Written also padesoy.]
Pa‐du″cahs (pȧ‐dū″kȧz), n. pl.; sing. Paducah (–kȧ). (Ethnol.) See Comanches.
Pæ″an (pē′an), n. [L. paean, Gr. παιάν, fr. Παιάν the physician of the gods, later, Apollo. Cf. Pæon, Peony.] [Written also pean.] 1. An ancient Greek hymn in honor of Apollo as...
Pæ′do‐bap″tism (pē′dō̍‐băp″tĭz'm), n. Pedobaptism.
Pæ′do‐gen″esis (pē′dō̍‐jĕn″ē̍‐sĭs), n. [Gr. παι̑σ, παιδόσ, child + E. genesis.] (Zoöl.) Reproduction by young or larval animals.
Pæ′do‐ge‐net″ic (–jē̍‐nĕt″ĭk), a.(Zoöl.) Producing young while in the immature or larval state; — said of certain insects, etc.
Pæ″on (pē″ŏn), n. [L. paeon, Gr. παιών a solemn song, also, a pæon, equiv. to παιάν. See Pæan.] (Anc. Poet.) A foot of four syllables, one long and three short, admitting of fou...
Pæ″o‐nine (pē″ō̍‐nĭn), n.(Chem.) An artifical red nitrogenous dyestuff, called also red coralline.
Pæ″o‐ny (pē″ō̍‐ny̆), n.(Bot.) See Peony.
Pa″gan (pā″gan), n. [L. paganus a countryman, peasant, villager, a pagan, fr. paganus of or pertaining to the country, rustic, also, pagan, fr. pagus a district, canton, the cou...
Pa″gan, a. [L. paganus of or pertaining to the country, pagan. See Pagan, n.] Of or pertaining to pagans; relating to the worship or the worshipers of false goods; heathen; idol...
Pa″gan‐dom (–dŭm), n. The pagan lands; pagans, collectively; paganism.
{ Pa‐gan″ic (pȧ‐găn″ĭk), Pa‐gan″ic‐al (–ĭ‐kal), } a. Of or pertaining to pagans or paganism; heathenish; paganish. “The paganic fables of the goods.” Cudworth. — Pa‐gan″ic‐al‐ly...
Pa″gan‐ish (pā″gan‐ĭsh), a. Of or pertaining to pagans; heathenish. “The old paganish idolatry.” Sharp
Pa″gan‐ism (–ĭz'm), n. [L. paganismus: cf. F. paganisme. See Pagan, and cf. Painim.] The state of being pagan; pagan characteristics; esp., the worship of idols or false gods, o...
Pa‐gan″i‐ty (pȧ‐găn″ĭ‐ty̆), n. [L. Paganitas.] The state of being a pagan; paganism. Cudworth.
Pa″gan‐ize (pā″gan‐īz), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Paganized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Paganizing (?).] To render pagan or heathenish; to convert to paganism. Hallywell.
Pa″gan‐ize, v. i. To behave like pagans. Milton.
Pa″gan‐ly, adv. In a pagan manner. Dr. H. More.
Page (pāj), n. [F., fr. It. paggio, LL. pagius, fr. Gr. παιδίον, dim. of παι̑σ, παιδόσ, a boy, servant; perh. akin to L. puer. Cf. Pedagogue, Puerile.] 1. A serving boy; formerl...