ad patres

[ ahd pah-tres; English ad pey-treez ]

adjectiveLatin.
  1. dead.

Origin of ad patres

1
Literally, “(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'.

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