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ad patres

[ ahd pah-tres; English ad pey-treez ]

adjective

, Latin.
  1. dead.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of ad patres1

Literally, “(having gone) to the fathers”

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Example Sentences

The old cat is very ill at Narbonne; he is going 'ad patres'.

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