You searched for: “patruities
patruity (s) (noun), patruities (pl)
1. The relationship of a paternal uncle or a father's brother: "Jane loved her patruity because he did so many things to help her while she was growing up and even when she needed financial help while attending a university."
2. Etymology: from Latin patruus, "father's brother"; from pater, partris, "father".
This entry is located in the following unit: pater-, patri-, patro-, patr-, -patria (page 6)