Associations to the word «Pater»

Wiktionary

PATER, noun. (formal) father
PATER FAMILIAS, noun. Alternative spelling of paterfamilias

Dictionary definition

PATER, noun. An informal use of the Latin word for father; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.