Patri
An·ge·lo [an-juh-loh], /ˈæn dʒəˌloʊ/, 1877–1965, U.S. educator and writer, born in Italy.
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Other definitions for patri- (2 of 2)
a combining form meaning “father,” occurring originally in loanwords from Greek and Latin (patriarch; patrician), and used in the formation of new compounds (patrilineal).
Origin of patri-
2- Also especially before a vowel, patr-.
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How to use Patri in a sentence
Ibi tertium iam mensem ger decumbebat, cuius salus erat conclamata, quem Barbari visendum Patri obtulerunt.
He breaks out, indeed, into a burst of devotional praise—Gloria Patri—as if for some special and never-to-be-forgotten mercy.
Witch, Warlock, and Magician | William Henry Davenport AdamsThe shouts of joy had ceased to be a burden to him; and no one cried 'Pater Patri' as he passed.
The Making of a Saint | William Somerset MaughamHe was curiously fond of quotations, and the last words he uttered were 'Dulce et decorum est pro Patri mori.'
Forty-one years in India | Frederick Sleigh RobertsNec diu scelerum impunitus, Patri consternatione perimitur; eadem spiritum eripiente, qu regnum largita fuerat.
Beowulf | R. W. Chambers
British Dictionary definitions for patri-
father: patricide; patrilocal
Origin of patri-
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