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pater noun. ME.
[Latin.]
= PATERNOSTER noun 1. ME.
An ecclesiastical or spiritual father. E17-M19.
Father. Cf. MATER 2. Chiefly joc. & School slang. E18.
b. Anthropology. A person's legal as opp. to biological father. Cf. GENITOR noun1 2. M20.