ad patres
[ ahd pah-tres; English ad pey-treez ]
adjectiveLatin.
dead.
Origin of ad patres
1Literally, “(having gone) to the fathers”
Words Nearby ad patres
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How to use ad patres in a sentence
The old cat is very ill at Narbonne; he is going 'ad patres'.
Cinq Mars, Complete | Alfred de Vigny
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