Index of English words, starting with "pa"

(1) - Patriarchism (n.) Government by a patriarch, or the head of a family.

(1) - Patriarchy (n.) Government by a patriarch; patriarchism.
(2) - Patriarchy (n.) The jurisdiction of a patriarch; patriarchship.

(1) - Patrician (n.) One familiar with the works of the Christian Fathers; one versed in patristic lore.
(2) - Patrician (n.) A person of high birth; a nobleman.
(3) - Patrician (n.) Originally, 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 nobility.
(4) - Patrician (a.) Of, pertaining to, or appropriate to, a person of high birth; noble; not plebeian.
(5) - Patrician (a.) Of or pertaining to the Roman patres (fathers) or senators, or patricians.

(1) - Patriciate (n.) The patrician class; the aristocracy; also, the office of patriarch.

(1) - Patricidal (a.) Of or pertaining to patricide; parricidal.