concept
Pater Patriae
pater patriae
also: father of the fatherland
Latin honorific, 'father of the fatherland,' conferred on Roman emperors and later borrowed by monarchs and civic leaders; used here with heavy irony for a self-important nonentity.
Reading notes
- Temperaments (According to the Latest Findings of Science) §10 pater patriae
Latin honorific, "father of the fatherland," a title conferred on Roman emperors and later borrowed by monarchs and civic leaders; used here with heavy irony for a self-important nonentity.