Definition of Patronymic
Pa`tro`nym´ic
Pronunciation:
~nĭm´ĭk
a.
1.
Derived
from
ancestors
;
as
,
a
patronymic
denomination
.
n.
1.
A
modification
of
the
father
'
s
name
borne
by
the
son
;
a
name
derived
from
that
of
a
parent
or
ancestor
;
as
,
Pelides
,
the
son
of
Peleus
;
Johnson
,
the
son
of
John
;
Macdonald
,
the
son
of
Donald
;
Paulowitz
,
the
son
of
Paul
;
also
,
the
surname
of
a
family
;
the
family
name
.
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Patrociny
Patrol
patrol wagon
Patrole
patroller
patrolling
Patrolman
Patron
Patron saint
Patronage
Patronal
Patronate
Patroness
Patronization
Patronize
Patronizer
Patronizing
Patronless
Patronomatology
Patrons of Husbandry
Patronymical
Patroon
Patroonship
Patte
Pattemar
Patten
Pattened
Patter
Patterer
Pattern
pattern box
Pattern card
Pattern matching
Pattern reader
Pattern wheel
patterned
patternlike
patternmaker
Pattinson's process
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