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- English Word Patriarchism Definition Government by a patriarch, or the head of a family.
- English Word Patriarchship Definition A patriarchate.
- English Word Patriarchy Definition The jurisdiction of a patriarch; patriarchship.
- English Word Patriarchy Definition Government by a patriarch; patriarchism.
- English Word Patrician Definition Of or pertaining to the Roman patres (fathers) or senators, or patricians.
- English Word Patrician Definition Of, pertaining to, or appropriate to, a person of high birth; noble; not plebeian.
- English Word Patrician Definition 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.
- English Word Patrician Definition A person of high birth; a nobleman.
- English Word Patrician Definition One familiar with the works of the Christian Fathers; one versed in patristic lore.
- English Word Patricianism Definition The rank or character of patricians.
- English Word Patriciate Definition The patrician class; the aristocracy; also, the office of patriarch.
- English Word Patricidal Definition Of or pertaining to patricide; parricidal.
- English Word Patricide Definition The murderer of his father.
- English Word Patricide Definition The crime of one who murders his father. Same as Parricide.
- English Word Patrimonial Definition Of or pertaining to a patrimony; inherited from ancestors; as, a patrimonial estate.
- English Word Patrimonially Definition By inheritance.
- English Word Patrimonies Definition of Patrimony
- English Word Patrimony Definition A right or estate inherited from one's father; or, in a larger sense, from any ancestor.
- English Word Patrimony Definition Formerly, a church estate or endowment.
- English Word Patriot Definition One who loves his country, and zealously supports its authority and interests.
- English Word Patriot Definition Becoming to a patriot; patriotic.
- English Word Patriotic Definition 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.
- English Word Patriotical Definition Patriotic; that pertains to a patriot.
- English Word Patriotism Definition 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.
- English Word Patripassian Definition 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.
- English Word Patrist Definition One versed in patristics.
- English Word Patristic Definition Alt. of Patristical
- English Word Patristical Definition Of or pertaining to the Fathers of the Christian church.
- English Word Patristics Definition That departnent of historical theology which treats of the lives and doctrines of the Fathers of the church.
- English Word Patrizate Definition To imitate one's father.