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Webster 1913 Edition

(pā′trĭ-ŏt; 277)

Noun.

[F.

patriote

; cf. Sp.

patriota

, It.

patriotto

; all fr. Gr.

πατριώτησ

a fellow-countryman, fr.

πάτριοσ

established by forefathers, fr.

πατήρ

father. See

One who loves his country, and zealously supports its authority and interests.

Bp. Hall.

Such tears as

patriots

shed for dying laws.

Pope.

Adj.

Becoming to a patriot; patriotic.

Noun.

[L. patria, one's native country, form pater, father.]

A person who loves his country, and zealously supports and defends it and its interests.

Such tears as patriots shed for dying laws.

Adj.

Patriotic; devoted to the welfare of one's country; as patriot zeal.