In old English law. A gallows or gibbet. Fleta, lib. 2, c. 3, … [Read more...] about PATIBULUM
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PATENT-OFFICE
(I) An office bearing this name was established by law, and by the act Of congress of July 4, 1836, which repeals all acts theretofore passed in relation to patents, it is provided, Section 1. That there shall be established and attached to the department of state, an office to be denominated the patent office; the chief officer of which shall be called the commissioner of … [Read more...] about PATENT-OFFICE
PATIENS
Lat. One who suffers or permits; one to whom an act is done; the passive party in a transaction. … [Read more...] about PATIENS
PATER
Lat. A father; the father. In the civil law, this word sometimes included avu8, (grandfather.) Dig. 50, 16, 201. Pater patriae. Father of the country. See Paeens Patbls:. Pater is est quern nuptiee dexnonstrant. The father is he whom the marriage points out. … [Read more...] about PATER
PATIENT
A person who receives medical treatment. … [Read more...] about PATIENT