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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Pāth'ic, n. p. 957A male that submits to the crime against nature; a catamite; an ingle; a bardash. [Rare.] Gillies.Pāth'less, a. p. 957Destitute of paths; having no beaten way; untrodden; as, a pathless forest; a pathless coast. “Through the heavens’ wide, pathless way.” Milton.Pa-thŏg'e-nie, a. p. 957Generative of diseases.Pa-thōg'e-ny, n. p. 957(Med.) That branch of pathological science which relates to the generation, production, and development of disease. Dunglison.Pa-thŏg/no-mŏn'ic, a. p. 957(Med.) Characteristic of a disease; as, a pathognomonic symptom or sign is one that indicates with certainty the disease which produces it.Pa-thŏg'no-my, n. p. 957Expression of the passions; the science of the signs by which human passions are indicated.Pāth/o-lŏg'ic or Pāth/o-lŏg'ic-al, a. p. 957Pertaining to pathology or to diseases.Pāth'o-lōg'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 957In a pathological manner.Pa-thŏl'o-gĭst, n. p. 957One who treats of pathology.Pa-thŏl'o-gy, n. p. 957(Med.) The science which has for its object the knowledge of disease. Pathology is general or special, according as it treats of disease in general or of particular diseases. Its departments are…Păth'o-poe'ia, n. p. 957(Rhet.) A speech, or figure of speech, contrived to move the passions. Smart.Pā'thos, n. p. 957Passion; that which excites emotions and passions; especially, that which awakens tender emotions; contagious warmth of feeling, action, or expression; pathetic quality.Pāth'wāy, n. p. 957A path; usually, a narrow way to be passed on foot. 2. Hence, a course or method of action. In the way of righteousness is life; and in the pathway thereof there is no death. Prov. xii. 28.Păt'i-ble, a. p. 957Sufferable; tolerable; that may be endured. [Obs.]Pa-tib'ŭ-la-ry, a. p. 957Pertaining to the gallows, or to execution on the cross.Pā'tience, n. p. 957The quality of being patient; the suffering of afflictions, pain, toil, calamity, provocation, or other evil, with a calm, unruffled temper; endurance without murmuring or fretfulness. His rage was…Pā'tient, a. p. 957Bearing; enduring; suffering with meekness and submission; sustaining pains, trials, or the like, without repining, murmuring, or fretfulness; bearing up with equanimity against that which is…Pā'tient, n. p. 957A person or thing that receives impressions from external agents; one who, or that which, is passively affected; a passive recipient. Malice is a passion so impetuous and precipitate that it often…Pā'tient, v. t. p. 957To produce patience in; to compose. [Obs.] Shak.Pā'tient-ly, adv. p. 957In a patient manner; with calmness or composure; without discontent or murmuring; as, to submit patiently to the unavoidable evils of life; with constant diligence; as, to examine a subject…Pāt'ile, n. p. 957A broad, flat-bottomed boat used for transporting the products of Upper Bengal down the Ganges. It is from forty to sixty-five feet long, lightly made, and capable of conveying a heavy cargo. It is…Păt'i-nă or Pa-tī'nă, n. p. 957(Fine Arts.) The color or incrustation which age gives to works of art; the rust which covers ancient bronzes and medals, and which, being one proof of great antiquity, is often imitated by forgers…Păt'in, n. p. 957See PATEN. [Written also patine.]Păt'ly, adv. p. 957Fitly; convenient; pat.Păt'ness, n. p. 957Fitness or appropriateness; striking suitableness; convenience. Barrow.Patois, n. p. 957An uncultivated idiom; a dialect peculiar to the lower classes; a provincial form of speech.Pa-tônce', n. p. 957See POMME.Pā'tri-al, a. p. 957(Gram.) Of, or pertaining to, a family, race, or line of descent; designating a race or nation; gentile; — said of a certain class of words. Andrews.Pā'tri-al, n. p. 957(Gram.) A noun derived from the name of a country, and signifying a native or inhabitant of it. Andrews.Pā'tri-ārch, n. p. 957The father and ruler of a family; one who governs his family or descendants by paternal right; — usually applied to heads of families in ancient history, especially in biblical and Jewish history. 2.…Pā/tri-ārch/al or Pā/tri-ārch/ie, a. p. 957Belonging or relating to patriarchs; possessed by patriarchs; as, patriarchal power or jurisdiction; a patriarchal see. 2. Subject to a patriarch; as, a patriarchal church. Patriarchal cross (Her.)…Pā'tri-ārch'ate, n. p. 957The office, dignity, or jurisdiction of a patriarch, or of an ecclesiastical superior. 2. The residence of a patriarch.Pā'tri-ärch-dŏm, n. p. 957The jurisdiction of a patriarch; patriarchate.Pā'tri-ārch-īsm, n. p. 957Government by a patriarch, or the head of a family.Pā'tri-ārch-shĭp, n. p. 957The office, dignity, or jurisdiction of a patriarch. Ayliffe.Pā'tri-ārch-y, n. p. 957The jurisdiction of a patriarch; a patriarchate. Brerewood.Pa-tri'cian, a. p. 957Pertaining or appropriate to a person of high birth; senatorial; noble; not plebeian. This epithet is derived from the Roman patres (fathers), the title of Roman senators; as, patrician birth or…Pa-tri'cian, n. p. 957A person of high birth; a nobleman. ☞ In the Roman state, the patricians were the descendants of the first Roman senators. 2. One familiar with the works of the Christian fathers; one versed in…Pa-tri'cian-ism, n. p. 957The rank or character of patricians.Pa-tri'ci-ate, n. p. 957The patrician class; the nobility. Milman.Pāt'ri-ci'dal, a. p. 957Relating to the murder of a father.Păt'ri-cīde, n. p. 957The murder or murderer of a father.Păt'ri-mō'ni-al, a. p. 957Pertaining to a patrimony; inherited from ancestors; as, a patrimonial estate.Păt'ri-mō'ni-al-ly, adv. p. 957By inheritance.Păt'ri-mo-ny, n. p. 957<br>1. A right or estate inherited from one's ancestors. “Leave the orphan of his patrimony.” Shak.<br>2. A church estate or revenue; as, St. Peter's patrimony.Pā'tri-ot, n. p. 957A person who loves his country, and zealously supports and defends it and its interests. “Such tears as patriots shed for dying laws.” Pope.Pā'tri-ot, a. p. 957Becoming, or appropriate to, a patriot; devoted to the welfare of one's country; patriotic; as, patriot zeal.Pā'tri-ŏt'ic, a. p. 957Full of patriotism; actuated by the love of one's country; as, a patriotic hero or statesman; directed to the public safety and welfare; as, patriotic zeal.Pā'tri-ōt'ie-al, a. p. 957Having patriotism; patriotic.Pā'tri-ŏt'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 957In a patriotic manner.Pā'tri-ot-īsm, n. p. 957The quality of being patriotic; the virtues and actions of a patriot; love of country; the passion which aims to serve one's country.Pā'tri-pās'sian, n. p. 957(Eccl. Hist.) One of an ancient sect, who taught that God the Father suffered with Christ. Murdock.Pā'tri-pās'sian-īsm, n. p. 957(Eccl. Hist.) The doctrine of those who taught that God the Father suffered with the Son in making the atonement.Pa-tris'tie or Pa-tris'tie-al, a. p. 957Pertaining to the ancient fathers of the Christian church. “The voluminous editor of Jerome and of tons of patristic theology.” I. Taylor.Pa-trō'ci-nāte, v. t. p. 957To patronize. [Obs.]Pa-trōn-i-zā'tion, n. p. 957Countenance; support.Pa-trŏc'i-ny p. 957Bp. Hall.Pa-trōl', n. p. 957(Mil.) A walking or marching round of a guard in the night, to watch and observe what passes, and to secure the peace and safety of a camp or other place. 2. The guard or persons who go the rounds…Pa-trōl', v. i. p. 957To go the rounds in a camp or garrison; to march about and observe what passes, as a guard.Pa-trōl', v. t. p. 957To pass round, as a sentry; as, to patrol the city.