pater
British Informal. father.
(often initial capital letter) the paternoster; Lord's Prayer.
a recitation of it.
Origin of pater
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Other definitions for Pater (2 of 2)
Walter Horatio, 1839–94, English critic, essayist, and novelist.
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How to use pater in a sentence
Interestingly enough, Julius Caesar possibly linked Cernunnos to the Dis pater – the god of the Roman underworld.
15 Powerful Ancient Celtic Gods and Goddesses | Dattatreya Mandal | June 24, 2022 | Realm of History"All right, pater," you would say, and leave the matter in the hands of the elder generation.
Benign respdit pater ipse Membertou neophytos se esse, verum imperarem; in mea potestate esse omnia.
pater Biardus adiit ad afflictum puelli parentem, rogauitque an ipso volente moribundum infantem Baptismo esset lustraturus.
That's going to make things lots easier for my scheme, 'but I'll 'bide a wee' before I spring it on the pater.
Dorothy at Skyrie | Evelyn Raymond
I think a prudent reader should pronounce as the judges do—pater est is quern nuptiæ demonstrant.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10) | Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)
British Dictionary definitions for pater (1 of 2)
/ (ˈpeɪtə) /
British mainly facetious a public school slang word for father
Origin of pater
1British Dictionary definitions for Pater (2 of 2)
/ (ˈpeɪtə) /
Walter (Horatio). 1839–94, English essayist and critic, noted for his prose style and his advocation of the "love of art for its own sake". His works include the philosophical romance Marius the Epicurean (1885), Studies in the History of the Renaissance (1873), and Imaginary Portraits (1887)
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