| PAT | the attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own good |
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| PAT | benevolent but sometimes intrusive |
| PAT | in a paternal manner |
| PAT | the kinship relation between an offspring and the father |
| PAT | a lawsuit filed to determine the father of a child born out of wedlock (and to provide for the support of the child once paternity is determined) |
| PAT | a test based on blood groups to determine whether a particular man could be the biological father of a particular child |
| PAT | (British) a type of lift having a chain of open compartments that move continually in a loop so that (agile) passengers can step on or off at each floor |
| PAT | (Roman Catholic) the Lord's Prayer in Latin |
| PAT | a city of northeastern New Jersey |
| PAT | American Revolutionary leader (born in Ireland) who was a member of the Constitutional Convention (1745-1806) |
| PAT | a course of conduct |
| PAT | a way especially designed for a particular use |