English Words: P

46,516 words · Page 151 of 931

patriarchicadj

Patriarchal.

patriarchicallyadv

In a patriarchic or patriarchical way.

patriarchismnoun

government or rule by a patriarch

Patriarchistnoun

One who supports the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.

patriarchizationnoun

The act or process of patriarchizing.

patriarchizeverb

To turn into a patriarchy.

patriarchshipnoun

Office of a patriarch.

patriarchynoun

A social system in which the father is head of the household, having authority over women and children, and in which lineage is traced through the male line.

patriateverb

To assume control of (a governmental power) from a former mother country.

patriationnoun

The transfer of a governmental power from a former mother country to a newly independent one.

Patricename

A female given name from Latin.

patricentredadj

patricentric

patricentricadj

Centering around the father or fathers.

patricentricitynoun

The quality of being patricentric.

Patricianame

A female given name from Latin.

Patricia treenoun

A radix tree with radix of 2, meaning that each bit of the key is compared individually and each node is a two-way branch.

patriciannoun

A member of any of the families constituting the populus Romanus, or body of Roman citizens, before the development of the plebeian order; later, one who, by right of birth or by special privilege conferred, belonged to the senior class of Romans, who, with certain property, had by right a seat in the Roman Senate.

patrician bluenoun

Lepidochrysops patricia, a species of blue-winged butterfly in the family Lycaenidae found in South Africa.

patricianhoodnoun

The role or status of a patrician.

patricianismnoun

The rank or character of patricians.

patricianlyadj

Befitting a patrician.

patriciannessnoun

The quality of being patrician.

patricianshipnoun

The role or status of a patrician.

patriciatenoun

The rank of a patrician

patricidaladj

Of or pertaining to patricide.

patricidallyadv

In a patricidal manner.

patricidenoun

The murder of one's father.

Patrickname

A male given name.

Patrick Countyname

One of 95 counties in Virginia, United States. County seat: Stuart.

Patricksburgname

An unincorporated community in Marion Township, Owen County, Indiana, United States.

Patrickswellname

A small town in County Limerick, Ireland (Irish grid ref R 5250).

patriclannoun

A clan, with membership determined by patrilineal descent from a common ancestor.

patriconoun

A gypsies' or beggars' hedge priest.

patridgenoun

Alternative form of partridge.

Patriename

A surname from French.

patrifocaladj

patriarchal

patrifocalitynoun

The state or condition of being patrifocal; patriarchy.

patrifocallyadv

In a patrifocal manner.

Patrikianname

A surname from Armenian.

Patrikyanname

A surname from Armenian.

patrilateraladj

From kin 'on the father's side' (related to the father).

patrilaterallyadv

In a patrilateral manner.

patrilectnoun

The language or dialect spoken by the patriclan.

patrilectaladj

Consistent with the patrilect.

patrilinenoun

A line of descent from a male ancestor to a descendant (of either sex) in which the individuals in all intervening generations are fathers.

patrilineagenoun

Lineage based upon the paternal line; a group of descendants related through a common male lineage.

patrilinealadj

Pertaining to descent through male lines.

patrilinealismnoun

The patrilineal system.

patrilinealitynoun

The condition of being patrilineal.

patrilineallyadv

In patrilineal fashion.

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The English alphabetical index for the letter P contains 46,516 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 931 pages, and you are currently viewing page 151. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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