| PATRIALISE | • PATRIALISE v. to make patrial, one with a legal right to enter and stay in the UK, also PATRIALIZE. |
| PATRIALISM | • PATRIALISM n. the state of being a patrial, one with a legal right to enter and stay in the UK. |
| PATRIALITY | • patriality n. (Britain, immigration) The right to reside in the United Kingdom, free from the constraints of immigration policy. • PATRIALITY n. the condition of being a patrial. |
| PATRIALIZE | • PATRIALIZE v. to make patrial, one with a legal right to enter and stay in the UK, also PATRIALISE. |
| PATRIARCHS | • patriarchs n. Plural of patriarch. • PATRIARCH n. a man who is the head of a family. |
| PATRIARCHY | • patriarchy n. (Anthropology, history) A social system in which the father is head of the household, having authority… • patriarchy n. A power structure in which men are dominant. • patriarchy n. (Christianity) The office of a patriarch; a patriarchate. |
| PATRIATING | • patriating v. Present participle of patriate. • PATRIATE v. to transfer constitutional responsibility from England to Canada. |
| PATRIATION | • patriation n. (Canada) The transfer of a governmental power from a former mother country to a newly independent one. • PATRIATION n. the transference of responsibilities for the Canadian constitution from the British parliament to the Canadian parliament. |
| PATRICIANS | • patricians n. Plural of patrician. • PATRICIAN n. a member or descendant by blood or adoption of one of the original families of citizens forming the Roman people; an aristocrat. |
| PATRICIATE | • patriciate n. The rank of a patrician. • patriciate n. The aristocracy or nobility. • PATRICIATE n. the patrician class; the aristocracy. |
| PATRICIDAL | • patricidal adj. Of or pertaining to patricide. • PATRICIDAL adj. of or pertaining to patricide, also PARRICIDAL. |
| PATRICIDES | • patricides n. Plural of patricide. • PATRICIDE n. the killing of a father, also PARRICIDE. |
| PATRIFOCAL | • patrifocal adj. Patriarchal. • PATRIFOCAL adj. centred on the father. |
| PATRILOCAL | • patrilocal adj. (Of a married couple) living with the family of the husband. • patrilocal adj. (Anthropology, of a people or culture) In which newly married couples live with the husband’s family. • PATRILOCAL adj. designating a form of marriage in which the wife goes to live with the husband's group. |
| PATRIOTISM | • patriotism n. Love of one’s country; devotion to the welfare of one’s compatriots; passion which inspires one to serve… • patriotism n. The actions of a patriot. • patriotism n. The desire to compete with other nations; nationalism. |
| PATRISTICS | • patristics n. The study of the works of the early Christian Church Fathers. • PATRISTICS n. the study of the Church Fathers' lives and works. |