| PATROCLINAL | • PATROCLINAL adj. of animals and plants, showing the characters of the male parent, also PATRICLINIC, PATROCLINOUS. |
| PATROCLINIC | • patroclinic adj. Synonym of patroclinous. • PATROCLINIC adj. of animals and plants, showing the characters of the male parent, also PATROCLINAL, PATROCLINOUS. |
| PATROLOGIES | • patrologies n. Plural of patrology. • PATROLOGY n. the study of early Christianity. |
| PATROLOGIST | • patrologist n. A student of patrology. • PATROLOGIST n. one who practises patrology, the study of early Christianity. |
| PATROLWOMAN | • patrolwoman n. A female equivalent of a patrolman. • PATROLWOMAN n. a female police officer on duty on a beat. |
| PATROLWOMEN | • patrolwomen n. Plural of patrolwoman. • PATROLWOMAN n. a female police officer on duty on a beat. |
| PATRONAGING | • patronaging v. Present participle of patronage. • PATRONAGE v. (Shakespeare) to countenance. |
| PATRONESSES | • patronesses n. Plural of patroness. • patronesses v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of patroness. • PATRONESS n. a female patron. |
| PATRONISERS | • patronisers n. Plural of patroniser. • PATRONISER n. one who patronises, also PATRONIZER. |
| PATRONISING | • patronising adj. (British spelling) Alternative spelling of patronizing. • patronising v. Present participle of patronise. • PATRONISING adj. condescending. |
| PATRONIZERS | • patronizers n. Plural of patronizer. • PATRONIZER n. one who patronizes, also PATRONISER. |
| PATRONIZING | • patronizing adj. Offensively condescending. • patronizing v. Present participle of patronize. • PATRONIZE v. to assume the condescending air of a patron towards, also PATRONISE. |
| PATRONLIEST | • PATRONLY adj. like a patron. |
| PATRONYMICS | • patronymics n. Plural of patronymic. • PATRONYMIC n. a name so derived. |
| PATROONSHIP | • patroonship n. (US, historical) The position or office of a patroon; landownership (originally of a Dutch colony). • patroonship n. (US, historical) An estate run by a patroon, or under a similar system. • PATROONSHIP n. the office of patroon, a ship's captain; a holder of a grant of land from the Dutch governor of New York. |