- pat·ri·cide
- /ˈpætrəˈsaıd/ noun, pl -cides [count]: the act of murdering your own father — compare ↑fratricide, ↑matricide
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pat|ri|cide — pat|ri|cide1 «PAT ruh syd», noun. the crime of killing one s father. ╂[< Late Latin patricīdium < Latin pater father + cīdium act of killing, cide2] pat|ri|cide2 «PAT ruh syd», noun. a person who kills his father. ╂[< Medieval Latin… … Useful english dictionary
Pat — Pat, a. [Cf. pat a light blow, D. te pas convenient, pat, where pas is fr. F. passer to pass.] Exactly suitable; fit; convenient; timely. Pat allusion. Barrow. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pat — Pat, adv. In a pat manner. [1913 Webster] I foresaw then t would come in pat hereafter. Sterne. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pat — Pat, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Patted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Patting}.] [Cf. G. patschen, Prov. G. patzen, to strike, tap.] To strike gently with the fingers or hand; to stroke lightly; to tap; as, to pat a dog. [1913 Webster] Gay pats my shoulder, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pat — Pat, n. 1. A light, quik blow or stroke with the fingers or hand; a tap. [1913 Webster] 2. A small mass, as of butter, shaped by pats. [1913 Webster] It looked like a tessellated work of pats of butter. Dickens. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pat'e — Pa t[ e] , a. (Her.) See {Patt[ e]}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pat'e — Pa t[ e] , n. [F. p[^a]t[ e].] 1. A pie. See {Patty}. [1913 Webster] 2. (Fort.) A kind of platform with a parapet, usually of an oval form, and generally erected in marshy grounds to cover a gate of a fortified place. [R.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pat'e — Patt e Pat t[ e] , Pattee Pat*tee , a. [F. patt[ e], fem. patt[ e]e, fr. patte paw, foot. Cf. {Patten}.] (Her.) Narrow at the inner, and very broad at the other, end, or having its arms of that shape; said of a cross. See Illust. (8) of {Cross}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pat — al·i·pat·ric; al·lo·pat·ric; chu·pat·ti; cle·o·pat·ra; clod·pat·ed; com·pat·i·bil·i·ty; com·pat·i·ble·ness; com·pat·i·bly; com·pat·ric; dis·si·pat·er; do·pat·ta; eman·ci·pat·ed; eu·pat·rid; he·pat·i·cae; he·pat·i·col·o·gist; he·pat·i·col·o·gy;… … English syllables
cide — co·in·cide; cu·li·cide; de·cide; ex·cide; fac·ti·cide; fas·ci·ol·i·cide; fe·li·cide; fe·ti·cide; fi·lar·i·cide; fil·i·cide; for·mi·cide; fun·gi·cide; ga·me·to·cide; gen·o·cide; ger·mi·cide; glu·cide; her·bi·cide; homi·cide; in·cide; lou·si·cide;… … English syllables
