Patrick

[ pa-trik ]

noun
  1. Saint, a.d. 389?–461?, British missionary and bishop in Ireland: patron saint of Ireland.

  2. (Curtis) Lester, 1883–1960, Canadian ice-hockey player and manager, in the U.S. after 1926.

  1. a male given name: from a Latin word meaning “patrician.”

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How to use Patrick in a sentence

  • I was very proud of the red tabs on Patricks collar, meaning so much.

    An Autobiography | Elizabeth Butler
  • This is St. Patricks night, and the Irish always get very tipsy on such a night as this.

    The Real Shelley, Vol. II (of 2) | John Cordy Jeaffreson
  • A henpecked husband would hardly have invited the Dean of St. Patricks to be the witness of his domestic discomfort.

    Addison | William John Courthope
  • The more authentic accounts, and above all his own Confession, go far to explain Patricks success.

  • Patricks first foundation was not on the hill where the old cathedral now stands.

    One Irish Summer | William Eleroy Curtis

British Dictionary definitions for Patrick

Patrick

/ (ˈpætrɪk) /


noun
  1. Saint. 5th century ad, Christian missionary in Ireland, probably born in Britain; patron saint of Ireland. Feast day: March 17

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