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Compaternity
Compaternity Com`pa*ter"ni*ty, n. [LL. compaternitas, fr. compater godfather; com- + pater father.] The relation of a godfather to a person. [Obs.] The relation of gossipred or compaternity by the canon law is a spiritual affinity. --Sir J. Davies.
Patera
Patera Pat"e*ra, n.; pl. Pater[ae](?). [ L., fr. patere to lie open.] 1. A saucerlike vessel of earthenware or metal, used by the Greeks and Romans in libations and sacrificies. 2. (Arch.) A circular ornament, resembling a dish, often worked in relief on friezes, and the like.
Paterae
Patera Pat"e*ra, n.; pl. Pater[ae](?). [ L., fr. patere to lie open.] 1. A saucerlike vessel of earthenware or metal, used by the Greeks and Romans in libations and sacrificies. 2. (Arch.) A circular ornament, resembling a dish, often worked in relief on friezes, and the like.
Paterero
Paterero Pat`e*re"ro, n. See Pederero. [Obs.]
paterero
Pederero Ped`e*re"ro, n. [Sp. pedrero, fr. OSp. pedra, Sp. piedra, a stone, L. petra, fr. Gr. ?. So named because it was at first charged with stones.] (Mil.) A term formerly applied to a short piece of chambered ordnance. [Written also paterero and peterero.]
Pateresfamilias
Paterfamilias Pa`ter*fa*mil`i*as, n.; pl. Pateresfamilias. [L., fr. pater father + familias, gen. of familia family.] (Rom. Law) The head of a family; in a large sense, the proprietor of an estate; one who is his own master.
Paterfamilias
Paterfamilias Pa`ter*fa*mil`i*as, n.; pl. Pateresfamilias. [L., fr. pater father + familias, gen. of familia family.] (Rom. Law) The head of a family; in a large sense, the proprietor of an estate; one who is his own master.
Paternal
Paternal Pa*ter"nal, a. [L. paternus, fr. pater a father: cf. F. paternel. See Father.] 1. Of or pertaining to a father; fatherly; showing the disposition of a father; guiding or instructing as a father; as, paternal care. ``Under paternal rule.' --Milton. 2. Received or derived from a father; hereditary; as, a paternal estate. Their small paternal field of corn. --Dryden. Paternal government (Polit. Science), the assumption by the governing power of a quasi-fatherly relation to the people, involving strict and intimate supervision of their business and social concerns, upon the theory that they are incapable of managing their own afffairs.
Paternal government
Paternal Pa*ter"nal, a. [L. paternus, fr. pater a father: cf. F. paternel. See Father.] 1. Of or pertaining to a father; fatherly; showing the disposition of a father; guiding or instructing as a father; as, paternal care. ``Under paternal rule.' --Milton. 2. Received or derived from a father; hereditary; as, a paternal estate. Their small paternal field of corn. --Dryden. Paternal government (Polit. Science), the assumption by the governing power of a quasi-fatherly relation to the people, involving strict and intimate supervision of their business and social concerns, upon the theory that they are incapable of managing their own afffairs.
Paternalism
Paternalism Pa*ter"nal*ism, n. (Polit. Science) The theory or practice of paternal government. See Paternal government, under Paternal. --London Times.
Paternally
Paternally Pa*ter"nal*ly, adv. In a paternal manner.
Paternoster
Paternoster Pa"ter*nos`ter, n. (Mining) An elevator of an inclined endless traveling chain or belt bearing buckets or shelves which ascend on one side loaded, and empty themselves at the top.
Zapatera
Zapatera a`pa*te"ra, n. [Sp. aceituna zapatera.] (Olive trade) A cured olive which has spoiled or is on the verge of decomposition; loosely, an olive defective because of bruises, wormholes, or the like.

Meaning of PATER from wikipedia

- Look up pater in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Pater may refer to: a title given to a father deity Dis Pater, a Roman and Celtic god of the underworld...
- Dis Pater (/ˌdɪs ˈpeɪtər/; Latin: [diːs patɛr]; genitive Ditis Patris), otherwise known as Rex Infernus or Pluto, is a Roman god of the underworld. Dis...
- Walter Horatio Pater (4 August 1839 – 30 July 1894) was an English essayist, art and literary critic, and fiction writer, regarded as one of the great...
- The pater familias, also written as paterfamilias (pl.: patres familias), was the head of a Roman family. The pater familias was the oldest living male...
- paternoster, Pater noster, or Paternoster in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Pater Noster, or the Lord's Prayer, is a prayer in Christianity. Pater Noster...
- Pater Patriae (plural Patres Patriae) was an honorific title in ancient Rome. In Latin, it means "father of the country", or more literally, "father of...
- This article contains special characters. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols. Zeus (/zjuːs/, Ancient...
- Clara Ann Pater (bap. 1841–1910) was an English scholar, a tutor, and a pioneer and early reformer of women's education. Pater contributed to the growing...
- Jupiter (Latin: Iūpiter or Iuppiter, from Proto-Italic *djous "day, sky" + *patēr "father", thus "sky father" Gr****: Δίας or Ζεύς), also known as Jove (gen...
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