Pater Patriae

American  

[pah-ter pah-tree-ahy, pey-ter pey-tree-ee, pat-er pa-tree-ee] / ˈpɑ tɛr ˈpɑ triˌaɪ, ˈpeɪ tər ˈpeɪ triˌi, ˈpæt ər ˈpæ triˌi /

noun

1. Latin. father of his country.

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Pater Patriae

He was given two palaces, many privileges, and the title of Liberator et Pater Patriae.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" by Various

To all the ladies of the land   A courteous king, and kind, was he-- The reason why, you'll understand,   They named him Pater Patriae.

From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 4 by Hamilton Wright Mabie

Entitled by public decree Pater Patriae, he was buried at his own request without any pompous funeral, beneath a simple marble in front of the high altar of San Lorenzo.

From The Story of Florence by Edmund G. Gardner

Of equal merit are such terse and delightful essays as "M. Tullius Cicero, Pater Patriae," where the essayist invests a classical theme with all the living charm of well-restrained subjectivity.

From Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922 by H. P. (Howard Phillips) Lovecraft

There was one named Cosimo, who did so much to make his city famous that he was called Pater Patriae, the father of the country, as was, centuries afterwards, our own Washington.

From Michelangelo A Collection Of Fifteen Pictures And A Portrait Of The Master, With Introduction And Interpretation by Estelle M. (Estelle May) Hurll