9 letter word starting with pa

Words	Parts of Speech	Meaning/Definition/Similar Words
pachyderm	noun	One of the Pachydermata.
pacifical	adjective	Of or pertaining to peace; pacific.
pacifying	present participle & vb. noun	of Pacify
packeting	present participle & vb. noun	of Packet
packhouse	noun	Warehouse for storing goods.
pactional	adjective	Of the nature of, or by means of, a paction.
pactolian	adjective	Pertaining to the Pactolus, a river in ancient Lydia famous for its golden sands.
pademelon	noun	See Wallaby.
padlocked	imp. & past participle	of Padlock
paganical	adjective	Of or pertaining to pagans or paganism; heathenish; paganish.
paganized	imp. & past participle	of Paganize
pageantry	noun	Scenic shows or spectacles, taken collectively; spectacular quality; splendor.
paillasse	noun	An under bed or mattress of straw.
painterly	adjective	Like a painter’s work.
paintless	adjective	Not capable of being painted or described.
palacious	adjective	Palatial.
palaestra	noun	See Palestra.
palampore	noun	See Palempore.
palanquin	noun	An inclosed carriage or litter, commonly about eight feet long, four feet wide, and four feet high, borne on the shoulders of men by means of two projecting poles, — used in India, China, etc., for the conveyance of a single person from place to place.
palatable	adjective	Agreeable to the palate or taste; savory; hence, acceptable; pleasing; as, palatable food; palatable advice.
palatably	adverb	In a palatable manner.
palavered	imp. & past participle	of Palaver
palaverer	noun	One who palavers; a flatterer.
palempore	noun	A superior kind of dimity made in India, — used for bed coverings.
paleolith	noun	A relic of the Paleolithic era.
paleology	noun	The study or knowledge of antiquities, esp. of prehistoric antiquities; a discourse or treatise on antiquities; archaeology .
paleotype	noun	See Palaeotype.
paleozoic	adjective	Of or pertaining to, or designating, the older division of geological time during which life is known to have existed, including the Silurian, Devonian, and Carboniferous ages, and also to the life or rocks of those ages. See Chart of Geology.
palestrae	plural	of Palestra
palestras	plural	of Palestra
palestric	adjective	Alt. of Palestrical
palfreyed	adjective	Mounted on a palfrey.
palinurus	noun	An instrument for obtaining directly, without calculation, the true bearing of the sun, and thence the variation of the compass
palisaded	imp. & past participle	of Palisade
palladian	adjective	Of, pertaining to, or designating, a variety of the revived classic style of architecture, founded on the works of Andrea Palladio, an Italian architect of the 16th century.
palladium	noun	Any statue of the goddess Pallas; esp., the famous statue on the preservation of which depended the safety of ancient Troy., Hence: That which affords effectual protection or security; a sateguard; as, the trial by jury is the palladium of our civil rights., A rare metallic element of the light platinum group, found native, and also alloyed with platinum and gold. It is a silver-white metal resembling platinum, and like it permanent and untarnished in the air, but is more easily fusible. It is unique in its power of occluding hydrogen, which it does to the extent of nearly a thousand volumes, forming the alloy Pd2H. It is used for graduated circles and verniers, for plating certain silver goods, and somewhat in dentistry. It was so named in 1804 by Wollaston from the asteroid Pallas, which was discovered in 1802. Symbol Pd. Atomic weight, 106.2.
palliasse	noun	See Paillasse.
palliated	imp. & past participle	of Palliate
pallidity	noun	Pallidness; paleness.
pall-mall	noun	A game formerly common in England, in which a wooden ball was driven with a mallet through an elevated hoop or ring of iron. The name was also given to the mallet used, to the place where the game was played, and to the street, in London, still called Pall Mall.
palmacite	noun	A fossil palm.
palmarium	noun	One of the bifurcations of the brachial plates of a crinoid.
palmately	adverb	In a palmate manner.
palmcrist	noun	The palma Christi. (Jonah iv. 6, margin, and Douay version, note.)
palmister	noun	One who practices palmistry
palmistry	noun	The art or practice of divining or telling fortunes, or of judging of character, by the lines and marks in the palm of the hand; chiromancy., A dexterous use or trick of the hand.
palmitate	noun	A salt of palmitic acid.
palmitone	noun	The ketone of palmitic acid.
pallometa	noun	A pompano.
palpation	noun	Act of touching or feeling., Examination of a patient by touch.
palpebrae	plural	of Palpebra
palpebral	adjective	Of or pertaining to the eyelids.
palpicorn	noun	One of a group of aquatic beetles (Palpicornia) having short club-shaped antennae, and long maxillary palpi.
palpiform	adjective	Having the form of a palpus.
palpitant	adjective	Palpitating; throbbing; trembling.
palpitate	verb i.	To beat rapidly and more strongly than usual; to throb; to bound with emotion or exertion; to pulsate violently; to flutter; — said specifically of the heart when its action is abnormal, as from excitement.
palsgrave	noun	A count or earl who presided in the domestic court, and had the superintendence, of a royal household in Germany.
palsywort	noun	The cowslip (Primula veris); — so called from its supposed remedial powers.
paltering	present participle & vb. noun	of Palter
paludinae	plural	of Paludina
paludinas	plural	of Paludina
paludinal	adjective	Inhabiting ponds or swamps.
palustral	adjective	Of or pertaining to a bog or marsh; boggy.
pampering	present participle & vb. noun	of Pamper
pamperize	verb t.	To pamper.
pancratic	adjective	Having all or many degrees of power; having a great range of power; — said of an eyepiece made adjustable so as to give a varying magnifying power., Alt. of Pancratical
pandarism	noun	Same as Panderism.
pandarize	verb i.	To pander.
pandarous	adjective	Panderous.
pandering	present participle & vb. noun	of Pander
panderage	noun	The act of pandering.
panderism	noun	The employment, arts, or practices of a pander.
panderous	adjective	Of or relating to a pander; characterizing a pander.
pandurate	adjective	Alt. of Panduriform
panegyric	adjective	An oration or eulogy in praise of some person or achievement; a formal or elaborate encomium; a laudatory discourse; laudation. See Synonym of Eulogy., Alt. of Panegyrical
panegyris	noun	A festival; a public assembly.
panelling		of Panel
panelwork	noun	Wainscoting.
pangothic	adjective	Of, pertaining to, or including, all the Gothic races.
panniered	adjective	Bearing panniers.
panoistic	adjective	Producing ova only; — said of the ovaries of certain insects which do not produce vitelligenous cells.
panoplied	adjective	Dressed in panoply.
panoramic	adjective	Alt. of Panoramical
panorpian	adjective	Like, or pertaining to, the genus Panorpa., Same as Panorpid.
panslavic	adjective	Pertaining to all the Slavic races.
panspermy	noun	The doctrine of the widespread distribution of germs, from which under favorable circumstances bacteria, vibrios, etc., may develop., The doctrine that all organisms must come from living parents; biogenesis; — the opposite of spontaneous generation.
pantacosm	noun	See Cosmolabe.
pantaloon	noun	A ridiculous character, or an old dotard, in the Italian comedy; also, a buffoon in pantomimes., A bifurcated garment for a man, covering the body from the waist downwards, and consisting of breeches and stockings in one., In recent times, same as Trousers.
pantheism	noun	The doctrine that the universe, taken or conceived of as a whole, is God; the doctrine that there is no God but the combined force and laws which are manifested in the existing universe; cosmotheism.
pantheist	noun	One who holds to pantheism.
pantingly	adverb	With palpitation or rapid breathing.
pantology	noun	A systematic view of all branches of human knowledge; a work of universal information.
pantomime	noun	A universal mimic; an actor who assumes many parts; also, any actor., One who acts his part by gesticulation or dumb show only, without speaking; a pantomimist., A dramatic representation by actors who use only dumb show; hence, dumb show, generally., A dramatic and spectacular entertainment of which dumb acting as well as burlesque dialogue, music, and dancing by Clown, Harlequin, etc., are features., Representing only in mute actions; pantomimic; as, a pantomime dance.
pantopoda	noun pl.	Same as Pycnogonida.
papescent	adjective	Containing or producing pap; like pap.
papeterie	noun	A case or box containing paper and materials for writing.
papillary	adjective	Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a papilla or papillae; bearing, or covered with, papillae; papillose.
papillate	verb t. & i.	To cover with papillae; to take the form of a papilla, or of papillae., Same as Papillose.
papilloma	noun	A tumor formed by hypertrophy of the papillae of the skin or mucous membrane, as a corn or a wart.
papillose	adjective	Covered with, or bearing, papillae; resembling papillae; papillate; papillar; papillary.
papillote	noun	a small piece of paper on which women roll up their hair to make it curl; a curl paper.
papillous	adjective	Papillary; papillose.
pappiform	adjective	Resembling the pappus of composite plants.
parabanic	adjective	Pertaining to, or designating, a nitrogenous acid which is obtained by the oxidation of uric acid, as a white crystalline substance (C3N2H2O3); — also called oxalyl urea.
parablast	noun	A portion of the mesoblast (of peripheral origin) of the developing embryo, the cells of which are especially concerned in forming the first blood and blood vessels.
parabolas	plural	of Parabola
parabolic	adjective	Alt. of Parabolical
parachute	noun	A contrivance somewhat in the form of an umbrella, by means of which a descent may be made from a balloon, or any eminence., A web or fold of skin which extends between the legs of certain mammals, as the flying squirrels, colugo, and phalangister.
paraclete	noun	An advocate; one called to aid or support; hence, the Consoler, Comforter, or Intercessor; — a term applied to the Holy Spirit.
paraclose	noun	See Parclose.
paraconic	adjective	Pertaining to, or designating, an organic acid obtained as a deliquescent white crystalline substance, and isomeric with itaconic, citraconic, and mesaconic acids.
paradisal	adjective	Paradisiacal.
paradised	adjective	Placed in paradise; enjoying delights as of paradise.
paradisic	adjective	Paradisiacal.
paradoses	plural	of Parados
paradoxes	plural	of Paradox
paradoxal	adjective	Paradoxical.
paradoxer	noun	Alt. of Paradoxist
paraffine	noun	A white waxy substance, resembling spermaceti, tasteless and odorless, and obtained from coal tar, wood tar, petroleum, etc., by distillation. It is used as an illuminant and lubricant. It is very inert, not being acted upon by most of the strong chemical reagents. It was formerly regarded as a definite compound, but is now known to be a complex mixture of several higher hydrocarbons of the methane or marsh-gas series; hence, by extension, any substance, whether solid, liquid, or gaseous, of the same chemical series; thus coal gas and kerosene consist largely of paraffins.
paragenic	adjective	Originating in the character of the germ, or at the first commencement of an individual; — said of peculiarities of structure, character, etc.
paragnath	noun	Same as Paragnathus.
paragogic	adjective	Alt. of Paragogical
paragraph	noun	Originally, a marginal mark or note, set in the margin to call attention to something in the text, e. g., a change of subject; now, the character /, commonly used in the text as a reference mark to a footnote, or to indicate the place of a division into sections., A distinct part of a discourse or writing; any section or subdivision of a writing or chapter which relates to a particular point, whether consisting of one or many sentences. The division is sometimes noted by the mark /, but usually, by beginning the first sentence of the paragraph on a new line and at more than the usual distance from the margin., A brief composition complete in one typographical section or paragraph; an item, remark, or quotation comprised in a few lines forming one paragraph; as, a column of news paragraphs; an editorial paragraph., To divide into paragraphs; to mark with the character /., To express in the compass of a paragraph; as, to paragraph an article., To mention in a paragraph or paragraphs
paragrele	noun	A lightning conductor erected, as in a vineyard, for drawing off the electricity in the atmosphere in order to prevent hailstorms.
paralysis	noun	Abolition of function, whether complete or partial; esp., the loss of the power of voluntary motion, with or without that of sensation, in any part of the body; palsy. See Hemiplegia, and Paraplegia. Also used figuratively.
paralytic	adjective	Of or pertaining to paralysis; resembling paralysis., Affected with paralysis, or palsy., Inclined or tending to paralysis., A person affected with paralysis.
paralyzed	imp. & past participle	of Paralyze
paramalic	adjective	Pertaining to, or designating, an organic acid metameric with malic acid.
paramatta	noun	A light fabric of cotton and worsted, resembling bombazine or merino.
paramento	noun	Ornament; decoration.
parameter	noun	A term applied to some characteristic magnitude whose value, invariable as long as one and the same function, curve, surface, etc., is considered, serves to distinguish that function, curve, surface, etc., from others of the same kind or family., Specifically (Conic Sections), in the ellipse and hyperbola, a third proportional to any diameter and its conjugate, or in the parabola, to any abscissa and the corresponding ordinate., The ratio of the three crystallographic axes which determines the position of any plane; also, the fundamental axial ratio for a given species.
paramorph	noun	A kind of pseudomorph, in which there has been a change of physical characters without alteration of chemical composition, as the change of aragonite to calcite.
paramount	adjective	Having the highest rank or jurisdiction; superior to all others; chief; supreme; preeminent; as, a paramount duty., The highest or chief.
paramours	adverb	By or with love, esp. the love of the sexes; — sometimes written as two words.
paramylum	noun	A substance resembling starch, found in the green frothy scum formed on the surface of stagnant water.
paranymph	noun	A friend of the bridegroom who went with him in his chariot to fetch home the bride., The bridesmaid who conducted the bride to the bridegroom., An ally; a supporter or abettor.
parapeted	adjective	Having a parapet.
paraphing	present participle & vb. noun	of Paraph
paraplegy	noun	Palsy of the lower half of the body on both sides, caused usually by disease of the spinal cord.
parapodia	plural	of Parapodium
paraptera	plural	of Parapterum
paraquito	noun	See Parrakeet.
parasceve	noun	Among the Jews, the evening before the Sabbath., A preparation.
parasital	adjective	Of or pertaining to parasites; parasitic.
parasitic	adjective	Alt. of Parasitical
parataxis	noun	The mere ranging of propositions one after another, without indicating their connection or interdependence; — opposed to syntax.
paraunter	adverb	Peradventure. See Paraventure.
parboiled	imp. & past participle	of Parboil
parbuckle	noun	A kind of purchase for hoisting or lowering a cylindrical burden, as a cask. The middle of a long rope is made fast aloft, and both parts are looped around the object, which rests in the loops, and rolls in them as the ends are hauled up or payed out., A double sling made of a single rope, for slinging a cask, gun, etc., To hoist or lower by means of a parbuckle.
parcelled		of Parcel
parceling	present participle & vb. noun	of Parcel, The act of dividing and distributing in portions or parts., Long, narrow slips of canvas daubed with tar and wound about a rope like a bandage, before it is served; used, also, in mousing on the stayes, etc.
parcenary	noun	The holding or occupation of an inheritable estate which descends from the ancestor to two or more persons; coheirship.
parchment	noun	The skin of a lamb, sheep, goat, young calf, or other animal, prepared for writing on. See Vellum., The envelope of the coffee grains, inside the pulp.
pardoning	present participle & vb. noun	of Pardon, Relating to pardon; having or exercising the right to pardon; willing to pardon; merciful; as, the pardoning power; a pardoning God.
paregoric	adjective	Mitigating; assuaging or soothing pain; as, paregoric elixir., A medicine that mitigates pain; an anodyne; specifically, camphorated tincture of opium; — called also paregoric elexir.
parembole	noun	A kind of parenthesis.
parenesis	noun	Exhortation.
parenetic	adjective	Alt. of Parenetioal
parentage	noun	Descent from parents or ancestors; parents or ancestors considered with respect to their rank or character; extraction; birth; as, a man of noble parentage.
parentele	noun	Kinship; parentage.
pargasite	noun	A dark green aluminous variety of amphibole, or hornblende.
pargeting	present participle & vb. noun	of Parget, Plasterwork; esp.: (a) A kind of decorative plasterwork in raised ornamental figures, formerly used for the internal and external decoration of houses. (b) In modern architecture, the plastering of the inside of flues, intended to give a smooth surface and help the draught.
pargetory	noun	Something made of, or covered with, parget, or plaster.
parhelion	noun	A mock sun appearing in the form of a bright light, sometimes near the sun, and tinged with colors like the rainbow, and sometimes opposite to the sun. The latter is usually called an anthelion. Often several mock suns appear at the same time. Cf. Paraselene.
parhelium	noun	See Parhelion.
parietary	adjective	See Parietal, 2., Any one of several species of Parietaria. See 1st Pellitory.
parietine	noun	A piece of a fallen wall; a ruin.
parigenin	noun	A curdy white substance, obtained by the decomposition of parillin.
parkesine	noun	A compound, originally made from gun cotton and castor oil, but later from different materials, and used as a substitute for vulcanized India rubber and for ivory; — called also xylotile.
parleying	present participle & vb. noun	of Parley
parnassia	noun	A genus of herbs growing in wet places, and having white flowers; grass of Parnassus.
parnassus	noun	A mountain in Greece, sacred to Apollo and the Muses, and famous for a temple of Apollo and for the Castalian spring.
parochial	adjective	Of or pertaining to a parish; restricted to a parish; as, parochial duties.
parochian	adjective	Parochial., A parishioner.
parodical	adjective	Having the character of parody.
parodying	present participle & vb. noun	of Parody
parorchis	noun	The part of the epididymis; or the corresponding part of the excretory duct of the testicle, which is derived from the Wolffian body.
parosteal		Of or pertaining to parostosis; as, parosteal ossification.
parotitis	noun	Inflammation of the parotid glands.
parqueted	adjective	Formed in parquetry; inlaid with wood in small and differently colored figures.
parquetry	noun	A species of joinery or cabinet-work consisting of an inlay of geometric or other patterns, generally of different colors, — used especially for floors.
parquette	noun	See Parquet.
parrakeet	noun	Alt. of Parakeet
parrhesia	noun	Boldness or freedom of speech.
parricide	noun	Properly, one who murders one’s own father; in a wider sense, one who murders one’s father or mother or any ancestor., The act or crime of murdering one’s own father or any ancestor.
parseeism	noun	The religion and customs of the Parsees.
parsimony	noun	Closeness or sparingness in the expenditure of money; — generally in a bad sense; excessive frugality; niggardliness.
parsonage	noun	A certain portion of lands, tithes, and offerings, for the maintenance of the parson of a parish., The glebe and house, or the house only, owned by a parish or ecclesiastical society, and appropriated to the maintenance or use of the incumbent or settled pastor., Money paid for the support of a parson.
parsonish	adjective	Appropriate to, or like, a parson; — used in disparagement.
partaking	present participle & vb. noun	of Partake
parthenic	adjective	Of or pertaining to the Spartan Partheniae, or sons of unmarried women.
parthenon	noun	A celebrated marble temple of Athene, on the Acropolis at Athens. It was of the pure Doric order, and has had an important influence on art.
partenope	noun	One of the Sirens, who threw herself into the sea, in despair at not being able to beguile Ulysses by her songs., One of the asteroids between Mars and Jupiter, descovered by M. de Gasparis in 1850.
partially	adverb	In part; not totally; as, partially true; the sun partially eclipsed., In a partial manner; with undue bias of mind; with unjust favor or dislike; as, to judge partially.
partition	verb	The act of parting or dividing; the state of being parted; separation; division; distribution; as, the partition of a kingdom., That which divides or separates; that by which different things, or distinct parts of the same thing, are separated; separating boundary; dividing line or space; specifically, an interior wall dividing one part or apartment of a house, an inclosure, or the like, from another; as, a brick partition; lath and plaster partitions., A part divided off by walls; an apartment; a compartment., The servance of common or undivided interests, particularly in real estate. It may be effected by consent of parties, or by compulsion of law., A score., To divide into parts or shares; to divide and distribute; as, to partition an estate among various heirs., To divide into distinct parts by lines, walls, etc.; as, to partition a house.
partitive	adjective	Denoting a part; as, a partitive genitive., A word expressing partition, or denoting a part.
partridge	noun	Any one of numerous species of small gallinaceous birds of the genus Perdix and several related genera of the family Perdicidae, of the Old World. The partridge is noted as a game bird., Any one of several species of quail-like birds belonging to Colinus, and allied genera., The ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus).
parvitude	noun	Alt. of Parvity
parvoline	noun	A liquid base, C/H/N, of the pyridine group, found in coal tar; also, any one of the series of isometric substances of which it is the type.
pasquiler	noun	A lampooner.
passement	noun	Lace, gimp, braid etc., sewed on a garment.
passenger	noun	A passer or passer-by; a wayfarer., A traveler by some established conveyance, as a coach, steamboat, railroad train, etc.
passer-by	noun	One who goes by; a passer.
passerine	adjective	Of or pertaining to the Passeres., One of the Passeres.
passingly	adverb	Exceedingly.
passioned	imp. & past participle	of Passion
passional	adjective	Of or pertaining to passion or the passions; exciting, influenced by, or ministering to, the passions., A passionary.
passively	adverb	In a passive manner; inertly; unresistingly., As a passive verb; in the passive voice.
passivity	noun	Passiveness; — opposed to activity., The tendency of a body to remain in a given state, either of motion or rest, till disturbed by another body; inertia., The quality or condition of any substance which has no inclination to chemical activity; inactivity.
pasticcio	noun	A medley; an olio., A work of art imitating directly the work of another artist, or of more artists than one., A falsified work of art, as a vase or statue made up of parts of original works, with missing parts supplied.
pastorage	noun	The office, jurisdiction, or duty, of a pastor; pastorate.
pastorale	noun	A composition in a soft, rural style, generally in 6-8 or 12-8 time., A kind of dance; a kind of figure used in a dance.
pastorate	noun	The office, state, or jurisdiction of a pastor.
pasturage	noun	Grazing ground; grass land used for pasturing; pasture., Grass growing for feed; grazing., The business of feeding or grazing cattle.
pasturing	present participle & vb. noun	of Pasture
patchouli	noun	Alt. of Patchouly
patchouly	noun	A mintlike plant (Pogostemon Patchouli) of the East Indies, yielding an essential oil from which a highly valued perfume is made., The perfume made from this plant.
patchwork	noun	Work composed of pieces sewed together, esp. pieces of various colors and figures; hence, anything put together of incongruous or ill-adapted parts; something irregularly clumsily composed; a thing putched up.
patellula	noun	A cuplike sucker on the feet of certain insects.
patenting	present participle & vb. noun	of Patent
paternity	noun	The relation of a father to his child; fathership; fatherhood; family headship; as, the divine paternity., Derivation or descent from a father; male parentage; as, the paternity of a child., Origin; authorship.
pathetism	noun	See Mesmerism.
pathmaker	noun	One who, or that which, makes a way or path.
pathogene	noun	One of a class of virulent microorganisms or bacteria found in the tissues and fluids in infectious diseases, and supposed to be the cause of the disease; a pathogenic organism; a pathogenic bacterium; — opposed to zymogene.
pathogeny	noun	The generation, and method of development, of disease; as, the pathogeny of yellow fever is unsettled., That branch of pathology which treats of the generation and development of disease.
pathology	noun	The science which treats of diseases, their nature, causes, progress, symptoms, etc.
patiently	adverb	In a patient manner.
patriarch	noun	The father and ruler of a family; one who governs his family or descendants by paternal right; — usually applied to heads of families in ancient history, especially in Biblical and Jewish history to those who lived before the time of Moses., A dignitary superior to the order of archbishops; as, the patriarch of Constantinople, of Alexandria, or of Antioch., A venerable old man; an elder. Also used figuratively.
patrician	adjective	Of or pertaining to the Roman patres (fathers) or senators, or patricians., Of, pertaining to, or appropriate to, a person of high birth; noble; not plebeian., Originally, a member of any of the families constituting the populus Romanus, or body of Roman citizens, before the development of the plebeian order; later, one who, by right of birth or by special privilege conferred, belonged to the nobility., A person of high birth; a nobleman., One familiar with the works of the Christian Fathers; one versed in patristic lore.
patricide	noun	The murderer of his father., The crime of one who murders his father. Same as Parricide.
patrimony	noun	A right or estate inherited from one’s father; or, in a larger sense, from any ancestor., Formerly, a church estate or endowment.
patriotic	adjective	Inspired by patriotism; actuated by love of one’s country; zealously and unselfishly devoted to the service of one’s country; as, a patriotic statesman, vigilance.
patristic	adjective	Alt. of Patristical
patrizate	verb i.	To imitate one’s father.
patrociny	noun	See Patrocination.
patrolled	imp. & past participle	of Patrol
patrolmen	plural	of Patrolman
patrolman	noun	One who patrols; a watchman; especially, a policeman who patrols a particular precinct of a town or city.
patronage	noun	Special countenance or support; favor, encouragement, or aid, afforded to a person or a work; as, the patronage of letters; patronage given to an author., Business custom., Guardianship, as of a saint; tutelary care., The right of nomination to political office; also, the offices, contracts, honors, etc., which a public officer may bestow by favor., The right of presentation to church or ecclesiastical benefice; advowson., To act as a patron of; to maintain; to defend.
patronate	noun	The right or duty of a patron; patronage.
patroness	noun	A female patron or helper.
patronize	verb t.	To act as patron toward; to support; to countenance; to favor; to aid., To trade with customarily; to frequent as a customer., To assume the air of a patron, or of a superior and protector, toward; — used in an unfavorable sense; as, to patronize one’s equals.
pattering	present participle & vb. noun	of Patter
patterned	imp. & past participle	of Pattern
pauhaugen	noun	The menhaden; — called also poghaden.
paulician	noun	One of a sect of Christian dualists originating in Armenia in the seventh century. They rejected the Old Testament and the part of the New.
paulownia	noun	A genus of trees of the order Scrophulariaceae, consisting of one species, Paulownia imperialis.
paunching	present participle & vb. noun	of Paunch
pauperism	noun	The state of being a pauper; the state of indigent persons requiring support from the community.
pauperize	verb t.	To reduce to pauperism; as, to pauperize the peasantry.
pauropoda	noun pl.	An order of small myriapods having only nine pairs of legs and destitute of tracheae.
pausingly	adverb	With pauses; haltingly.
paxillose	adjective	Resembling a little stake.
paymaster	noun	One who pays; one who compensates, rewards, or requites; specifically, an officer or agent of a government, a corporation, or an employer, whose duty it is to pay salaries, wages, etc., and keep account of the same.