| patriarchal | (adjective) characteristic of a form of social organization in which the male is the family head and title is traced through the male line | - |
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| (adjective) relating to or characteristic of a man who is older or higher in rank | - |
| patriarchic | (adjective) (of societies) being ruled by or having descent traced through the male line | - |
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| patricentric | (adjective) centered upon the father | - |
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| patrician | (adjective) belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy | Synonyms: aristocratic, aristocratical, blue-blooded, blue, gentle |
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| (adjective) befitting a person of noble origin | - |
| patrilineal | (adjective) based on or tracing descent through the male line | Synonyms: patrilinear |
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| patrilinear | (adjective) based on or tracing descent through the male line | Synonyms: patrilineal |
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| patrimonial | (adjective) inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent | Synonyms: ancestral, hereditary, transmissible |
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| patriotic | (adjective) inspired by love for your country | Synonyms: loyal |
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| patristic | (adjective) of or relating to the writings of the early church fathers | Synonyms: patristical |
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| patristical | (adjective) of or relating to the writings of the early church fathers | Synonyms: patristic |
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| patronised | (adjective) having patronage or clients | Synonyms: patronized |
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| patronising | (adjective) (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension | Synonyms: arch, condescending, patronizing |
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| patronized | (adjective) having patronage or clients | Synonyms: patronised |
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| patronizing | (adjective) (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension | Synonyms: arch, condescending, patronising |
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| patronless | (adjective) having little patronage or few clients | Synonyms: unpatronised, unpatronized |
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| patronymic | (adjective) of or derived from a personal or family name | - |
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