[pey-ter-nos-ter, pah‑, pat-er‑] 
| 1. | (often initial capital letter ) Also, Pater Noster. the Lord's Prayer, esp. in the Latin form. |
| 2. | a recitation of this prayer as an act of worship. |
| 3. | one of certain beads in a rosary, regularly every 11th bead, differing in size or material from the rest and indicating that the Lord's Prayer is to be said. |
| 4. | any fixed recital of words used as a prayer or magical charm. |
| 5. | a doorless, continuously moving elevator for passengers or goods, having numerous platforms or compartments that rise or descend on a moving chain. |
| 6. | (initial capital letter) Architecture. pearl molding. |
| a molding having the form of a row of pearls. |
| pa·ter·nos·ter (pā'tər-nŏs'tər, pä'-, pāt'ər-) n.
[Middle English, from Old English, from Late Latin : Latin pater, father; see pater + Latin noster, our; see nes-2 in Indo-European roots.] |