paternus [pater], adj., of a father, fatherly, father’s.

patiēns, entis [patior], adj., able to endure, long suffering, patient.

patior, ī, passus sum, to suffer, bear, endure; experience; allow, permit.

patria, ae [pater], f., fatherland, native land.

[patricius] [pater], adj., of fatherly dignity, patrician, noble. As noun, patriciī, ōrum, pl. m., the nobles, patricians, the descendants of the orig. settlers of Rome.

patrimōnium, ī [pater], n., inheritance, patrimony, property.

patrius [pater], adj., of a father, father’s.

patrō, āre, āvī, ātus, to carry out, perform, execute.

patrōnus, ī [pater], m., defender, patron; pleader, advocate, lawyer.

paucus, adj., few, little (chiefly in pl.).