Index of English words, starting with "pa"

(1) - Patois (n.) A dialect peculiar to the illiterate classes; a provincial form of speech.

(1) - Patriarch (n.) A venerable old man; an elder. Also used figuratively.
(2) - Patriarch (n.) A dignitary superior to the order of archbishops; as, the patriarch of Constantinople, of Alexandria, or of Antioch.
(3) - Patriarch (n.) The 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 to those who lived before the time of Moses.

(1) - Patriarchal (a.) Having an organization of society and government in which the head of the family exercises authority over all its generations.
(2) - Patriarchal (a.) Characteristic of a patriarch; venerable.
(3) - Patriarchal (a.) Of or pertaining to a patriarch or to patriarchs; possessed by, or subject to, patriarchs; as, patriarchal authority or jurisdiction; a patriarchal see; a patriarchal church.

(1) - Patriarchate (n.) A patriarchal form of government or society. See Patriarchal, a., 3.
(2) - Patriarchate (n.) The residence of an ecclesiastic patriarch.
(3) - Patriarchate (n.) The office, dignity, or jurisdiction of a patriarch.