Paternity, n.
- 1. Fathership, fatherhood.
- 2. Origin, derivation from a father.
- 3. Origin, authorship.
Pater noster. [L.]
- 1. The Lord’s prayer.
- 2. Rosary.
Path, n.
- 1. Track (trodden), footway, pathway.
- 2. Road, way, course, route, passage, avenue.
Pathetic, a. Affecting, touching, moving, melting, tender, plaintive.
Pathless, a. Untrodden, trackless.
Pathos, n.
- 1. Passion, warmth of feeling, tender emotion.
- 2. Pathetic quality, tender tone, patheticalness.
Pathway, n.
- 1. Path, footway, track.
- 2. Way, course of life.
Patience, n.
- 1. Endurance.
- 2. Endurance (without complaint), fortitude, resignation, submission, sufferance, long-sufferance, long-
suffering, calmness, composure.