| Term | Definition |
|---|
| pater/patris | father |
| patriarch(archos) | chief father of a family or of a society |
| patriotism | love for the fatherland |
| patrician | nobly born person; descendant of the founding fathers of Rome |
| patrimony(monia) | a condition or inheritance from a father, usually money or land |
| patron | one who acts like a father toward another, usually by giving financial support as a father would |
| patronymic(onyma) | a father's name adapted and given to his children (ireland is O' Sweden is Peter Scotland is Mac) |
| patronize | to give financial support to something; to belittle |
| forbear | to keep from doing something by using patience |
| milieu | your enviroment or your surroundings |
| histrionic | overly dramatic |
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