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

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 Lovecraft, H. P. (Howard Phillips)

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 Mabie, Hamilton Wright

Though the reigning branch of the Medici remained in exile, their distant cousins, who were descended from Lorenzo, the brother of Cosimo, Pater Patriae, kept their place in the republic.

From The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti by Symonds, John Addington

"Pater Patriae," "Nonarum Dux," the control of the bread-tax,—all should be added to him in time, if only the Borgia could be fed elsewhere.

From Little Novels of Italy by Hewlett, Maurice Henry

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 Gardner, Edmund G.