Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913 + 1828)

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Patronymic (Page: 1051)

Pa`tro*nym"ic (?), a. [L. patronymicus, Gr. ; father + name: cf. F. patronymique.] Derived from ancestors; as, a patronymic denomination.

Patronymic (Page: 1051)

Pa`tro*nym"ic, n. [Gr. .] A modification of the father's name borne by the son; a name derived from that of a parent or ancestor; as, Pelides, the son of Peleus; Johnson, the son of John; Macdonald, the son of Donald; Paulowitz, the son of Paul; also, the surname of a family; the family name. M. A. Lower.