Patois (n.) A dialect peculiar to the illiterate classes; a provincial form of speech.
Patonce (a.) Having the arms growing broader and floriated toward the end; -- said of a cross. See Illust. 9 of Cross.
Patrial (a.) Derived from the name of a country, and designating an inhabitant of the country; gentile; -- said of a noun.
Patrial (n.) A patrial noun. Thus Romanus, a Roman, and Troas, a woman of Troy, are patrial nouns, or patrials.
Patriarch (n.) The father and ruler of a family; one who governs his family or descendants by paternal right; -- usually applied to heads of families in ancient history, especially in Biblical and Jewish history to those who lived before the time of Moses.
Patriarch (n.) A dignitary superior to the order of archbishops; as, the patriarch of Constantinople, of Alexandria, or of Antioch.
Patriarch (n.) A venerable old man; an elder. Also used figuratively.
Patriarchal (a.) Of or pertaining to a patriarch or to patriarchs; possessed by, or subject to, patriarchs; as, patriarchal authority or jurisdiction; a patriarchal see; a patriarchal church.
Patriarchal (a.) Characteristic of a patriarch; venerable.
Patriarchal (a.) Having an organization of society and government in which the head of the family exercises authority over all its generations.
Patriarchate (n.) The office, dignity, or jurisdiction of a patriarch.
Patriarchate (n.) The residence of an ecclesiastic patriarch.
Patriarchate (n.) A patriarchal form of government or society. See Patriarchal, a., 3.
Patriarchdom (n.) The office or jurisdiction of a patriarch; patriarchate.
Patriarchic (a.) Patriarchal.
Patriarchism (n.) Government by a patriarch, or the head of a family.
Patriarchship (n.) A patriarchate.
Patriarchy (n.) The jurisdiction of a patriarch; patriarchship.
Patriarchy (n.) Government by a patriarch; patriarchism.
Patrician (a.) Of or pertaining to the Roman patres (fathers) or senators, or patricians.
Patrician (a.) Of, pertaining to, or appropriate to, a person of high birth; noble; not plebeian.
Patrician (n.) Originally, a member of any of the families constituting the populus Romanus, or body of Roman citizens, before the development of the plebeian order; later, one who, by right of birth or by special privilege conferred, belonged to the nobility.
Patrician (n.) A person of high birth; a nobleman.
Patrician (n.) One familiar with the works of the Christian Fathers; one versed in patristic lore.
Patricianism (n.) The rank or character of patricians.
Patriciate (n.) The patrician class; the aristocracy; also, the office of patriarch.
Patricidal (a.) Of or pertaining to patricide; parricidal.
Patricide (n.) The murderer of his father.
Patricide (n.) The crime of one who murders his father. Same as Parricide.
Patrimonial (a.) Of or pertaining to a patrimony; inherited from ancestors; as, a patrimonial estate.
Patrimonially (adv.) By inheritance.
Patrimonies (pl. ) of Patrimony
Patrimony (n.) A right or estate inherited from one's father; or, in a larger sense, from any ancestor.
Patrimony (n.) Formerly, a church estate or endowment.
Patriot (n.) One who loves his country, and zealously supports its authority and interests.
Patriot (a.) Becoming to a patriot; patriotic.
Patriotic (a.) Inspired by patriotism; actuated by love of one's country; zealously and unselfishly devoted to the service of one's country; as, a patriotic statesman, vigilance.
Patriotical (a.) Patriotic; that pertains to a patriot.
Patriotism (n.) Love of country; devotion to the welfare of one's country; the virtues and actions of a patriot; the passion which inspires one to serve one's country.
Patripassian (n.) One of a body of believers in the early church who denied the independent preexistent personality of Christ, and who, accordingly, held that the Father suffered in the Son; a monarchian.
Patrist (n.) One versed in patristics.
Patristic (a.) Alt. of Patristical
Patristical (a.) Of or pertaining to the Fathers of the Christian church.
Patristics (n.) That departnent of historical theology which treats of the lives and doctrines of the Fathers of the church.
Patrizate (v. i.) To imitate one's father.
Patrocinate (v. t.) To support; to patronize.
Patrocination (n.) The act of patrocinating or patronizing.
Patrociny (n.) See Patrocination.
Patrolled (imp. & p. p.) of Patrol
Patrolling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Patrol
Patrol (v. i.) To go the rounds along a chain of sentinels; to traverse a police district or beat.
Patrol (v.) t To go the rounds of, as a sentry, guard, or policeman; as, to patrol a frontier; to patrol a beat.
Patrol (v. i.) A going of the rounds along the chain of sentinels and between the posts, by a guard, usually consisting of three or four men, to insure greater security from attacks on the outposts.
Patrol (v. i.) A movement, by a small body of troops beyond the line of outposts, to explore the country and gain intelligence of the enemy's whereabouts.
Patrol (v. i.) The guard or men who go the rounds for observation; a detachment whose duty it is to patrol.
Patrol (v. i.) Any perambulation of a particular line or district to guard it; also, the men thus guarding; as, a customs patrol; a fire patrol.
Patrole (n. & v.) See Patrol, n. & v.
Patrolmen (pl. ) of Patrolman
Patrolman (n.) One who patrols; a watchman; especially, a policeman who patrols a particular precinct of a town or city.
Patron (n.) One who protects, supports, or countenances; a defender.
Patron (n.) A master who had freed his slave, but still retained some paternal rights over him.
Patron (n.) A man of distinction under whose protection another person placed himself.
Patron (n.) An advocate or pleader.
Patron (n.) One who encourages or helps a person, a cause, or a work; a furtherer; a promoter; as, a patron of art.
Patron (n.) One who has gift and disposition of a benefice.
Patron (n.) A guardian saint. -- called also patron saint.
Patron (n.) See Padrone, 2.
Patron (v. t.) To be a patron of; to patronize; to favor.
Patron (a.) Doing the duty of a patron; giving aid or protection; tutelary.
Patronage (n.) Special countenance or support; favor, encouragement, or aid, afforded to a person or a work; as, the patronage of letters; patronage given to an author.
Patronage (n.) Business custom.
Patronage (n.) Guardianship, as of a saint; tutelary care.
Patronage (n.) The right of nomination to political office; also, the offices, contracts, honors, etc., which a public officer may bestow by favor.
Patronage (n.) The right of presentation to church or ecclesiastical benefice; advowson.
Patronage (v. t.) To act as a patron of; to maintain; to defend.
Patronal (a.) Patron; protecting; favoring.
Patronate (n.) The right or duty of a patron; patronage.
Patroness (n.) A female patron or helper.
Patronization (n.) The act of patronizing; patronage; support.
Patronized (imp. & p. p.) of Patronize
Patronizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Patronize
Patronize (v. t.) To act as patron toward; to support; to countenance; to favor; to aid.
Patronize (v. t.) To trade with customarily; to frequent as a customer.
Patronize (v. t.) To assume the air of a patron, or of a superior and protector, toward; -- used in an unfavorable sense; as, to patronize one's equals.
Patronizer (n.) One who patronizes.
Patronizing (a.) Showing condescending favor; assuming the manner of airs of a superior toward another.
Patronless (a.) Destitute of a patron.
Patronomayology (n.) That branch of knowledge which deals with personal names and their origin; the study of patronymics.
Patronymic (a.) Derived from ancestors; as, a patronymic denomination.
Patronymic (n.) A modification of the father's name borne by the son; a name derived from that of a parent or ancestor; as, Pelides, the son of Peleus; Johnson, the son of John; Macdonald, the son of Donald; Paulowitz, the son of Paul; also, the surname of a family; the family name.
Patronymical (a.) Same as Patronymic.
Patroon (n.) One of the proprietors of certain tracts of land with manorial privileges and right of entail, under the old Dutch governments of New York and New Jersey.
Patroonship (n.) The office of a patroon.
Patte (a.) Alt. of Pattee
Pattee (a.) Narrow at the inner, and very broad at the other, end, or having its arms of that shape; -- said of a cross. See Illust. (8) of Cross.
Pattemar (n.) See Patamar.
Patten (n.) A clog or sole of wood, usually supported by an iron ring, worn to raise the feet from the wet or the mud.
Patten (n.) A stilt.
Pattened (a.) Wearing pattens.
Pattered (imp. & p. p.) of Patter