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pater Definition

pa·ter (pāt′ər; for 2 pät′ər, -er)

noun

  1. Chiefly Brit., Informal father: now only a humorous usage
  2. paternoster

Etymology: L, father

Pater Definition

Pa·ter (pāt′ər)

Pater, Walter (Horatio) 1839-94; Eng. essayist & critic

pater Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • familias: A pater familias possessed powers of life and death over everyone in his household.
  • omnipotens: Domine Deus, Rex coelestis, Deus pater omnipotens.