Webster's Dictionary 1913

1621

Patriarchdom

Pa″tri‐arch‐dom (pā″trĭ‐ärk‐dŭm), n. The office or jurisdiction of a patriarch; patriarchate.

1622

Patriarchic

Pa′tri‐ar″chic (–är″kĭk), a. [L. patriarchicus, Gr. πατριαρχικόσ.] Patriarchal.

1623

Patriarchism

Pa″tri‐arch‐ism (?), n. Government by a patriarch, or the head of a family.

1624

Patriarchship

Pa″tri‐arch‐ship, n. A patriarchate. Ayliffe.

1625

Patriarchy

Pa″tri‐arch′y (?), n. [Gr. πατριαρχία.] 1. The jurisdiction of a patriarch; patriarchship. Brerewood.2. Government by a patriarch; patriarchism.

1626

Patrician

Pa‐tri″cian (?), a. [L. patricius, fr. patres fathers or senators, pl. of pater: cf. F. patricien. See Paternal.] 1. (Rom. Antiq.) Of or pertaining to the Roman patres (fathers)...

1627

Patrician (2)

Pa‐tri″cian, n. [L. patricius: cf. F. patricien.] 1. (Rom. Antiq.) Originally, a member of any of the families constituting the populus Romanus, or body of Roman citizens, befor...

1628

Patricianism

Pa‐tri″cian‐ism (?), n. The rank or character of patricians.

1629

Patriciate

Pa‐tri″ci‐ate (?), n. The patrician class; the aristocracy; also, the office of patriarch. Milman.

1630

Patricidal

Pat‐ri″ci′dal (?), a. Of or pertaining to patricide; parricidal.

1631

Patricide

Pat‐ri″cide (?), n. [L. pater father + caedere to kill. Cf. Parricide.] 1. The murderer of his father.2. The crime of one who murders his father. Same as Parricide.

1632

Patrimonial

Pat′ri‐mo″ni‐al (?), a. [L. patrimonialis: cf. F. patrimonial.] Of or pertaining to a patrimony; inherited from ancestors; as, a patrimonial estate.

1633

Patrimonially

Pat′ri‐mo″ni‐al‐ly, adv. By inheritance.

1634

Patrimony

Pat″ri‐mo‐ny (?), n.; pl.Patrimonies (#). [L. patrimonium, fr. pater father: cf. F. patrimoine. See Paternal.] 1. A right or estate inherited from one's father; or, in a larger ...

1635

Patriot

Pa″tri‐ot (pā″trĭ‐ŏt; 277), n. [F. patriote; cf. Sp. patriota, It. patriotto; all fr. Gr. πατριώτησ a fellow-countryman, fr. πάτριοσ established by forefathers, fr. πατήρ father...

1636

Patriot (2)

Pa″tri‐ot, a. Becoming to a patriot; patriotic.

1637

Patriotic

Pa′tri‐ot″ic (?), a. [Cf. F. patriotique, Gr. πατριωτικόσ belonging to a fellow-countryman.] Inspired by patriotism; actuated by love of one's country; zealously and unselfishly...

1638

Patriotical

Pa′tri‐ot″ic‐al (?), a. Patriotic; that pertains to a patriot. — Pa′tri‐ot″ic‐al‐ly, adv.

1639

Patriotism

Pa″tri‐ot‐ism (?), n. [Cf. F. patriotisme.] Love of country; devotion to the welfare of one's country; the virtues and actions of a patriot; the passion which inspires one to se...

1640

Patriots' Day

Pa″tri‐ots' Day. A legal holiday in the States of Massachusetts and Maine, April 19, the anniversary of the battle of Lexington in 1775. It was first observed in 1894.

1641

Patripassian

Pa′tri‐pas″sian (?), n. [LL. Patripassiani, pl.; L. pater father + pati, passus, to suffer: cf. F. patripassiens.] (Eccl. Hist.) One of a body of believers in the early church w...

1642

Patrist

Pa″trist (?), n. One versed in patristics.

1643

Patristic

{ Pa‐tris″tic (?), Pa‐tris″tic‐al (?), } a. [F. patristique. See Paternal.] Of or pertaining to the Fathers of the Christian church.The voluminous editor of Jerome and of tons o...

1644

Patristics

Pa‐tris″tics (?), n. That departnent of historical theology which treats of the lives and doctrines of the Fathers of the church.

1645

Patrizate

Pa″tri‐zate (?), v. i. [L. patrissare, patrizare; cf. Gr. πατριάζειν.] To imitate one's father.

1646

Patrocinate

Pa‐troc″i‐nate (?), v. t. [L. patrocinatus, p. p. of patrocinari to patronize, fr. patronus patron.] To support; to patronize. Urquhart.

1647

Patrocination

Pa‐troc′i‐na″tion (?), n. The act of patrocinating or patronizing. “Patrocinations of treason.” Bp. Hall.