Patri

[ pah-tree ]

noun
  1. An·ge·lo [an-juh-loh], /ˈæn dʒəˌloʊ/, 1877–1965, U.S. educator and writer, born in Italy.

Other definitions for patri- (2 of 2)

patri-

  1. 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
Combining form representing Latin pater,Greek patḗrfather
  • 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 Adams
  • The 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 Maugham
  • He 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 Roberts
  • Nec diu scelerum impunitus, Patri consternatione perimitur; eadem spiritum eripiente, qu regnum largita fuerat.

    Beowulf | R. W. Chambers

British Dictionary definitions for patri-

patri-

combining form
  1. father: patricide; patrilocal

Origin of patri-

1
from Latin pater, Greek patēr father

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