[pah-ter pah-tree-ahy; Eng. pey-ter pey-tree-ee, pat-er pa-tree-ee] 
| Latin. father of his country. |
pater patriae
in ancient Rome, a title originally accorded (in the form parens urbis Romanae, or "parent of the Roman city") to Romulus, Rome's legendary founder. It was next accorded to Marcus Furius Camillus, who led the city's recovery after its capture by the Gauls (c. 390 BC).
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tɛr ˈpɑ