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patritus

patritus, of a father

pătrītus, a, um, adj. [pater, like avitus from avus],
  • of one's father or forefathers (an archaic word, which, however, in Cic. Tusc. 1, 19, 45, is suspected without sufficient cause): avito ac patrito more, Varr. ap. Non. 161, 6: secundum leges patritas, id. ib. 161, 8: patrita et avita philosophia, Cic. Tusc. 1, 19, 45: res, id. Verr. 1, 5, 13 (Klotz); Lex. Thor lin. 28: subleva misericordiā aetatem familiarem tibi et patritam, Front. Ep. ad Amic. 2, 6 fin.: in sedem patritam referri, Arn. 2, 87: Jesum Valentiniani cognominant Soterem de patritis, after the example of their fathers or forefathers, Tert. adv. Val. 12.

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