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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.