Pater Patriae
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
Father of the country. See "Parens Patriae." PATERNA PATERNIS (Lat. the father's to the father's).
In French law. An expression used to signify that, in a succession, the property coming from the father
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Same as Parens patriae.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910