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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.