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Meanings of parens patriae in English

Russian
отец отечества
Portuguese
pai da pátria
Spanish
padres de la nacion
Catalan
pare de la pàtria

Latin honorific meaning "Father of the Country"

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        отец отечества
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        Examples for "pater patriae"
        Examples for "pater patriae"
        1
        He was born almost with the republic; the pater patriae had laid his hand on the child's head.
        Roundabout Papers
        2
        Rex vivat, Augustus, Magnus, Felix Pater Patriae!
        Berlin and Sans-Souci; Or, Frederick the Great and His Friends
        3
        Prefixed to the original publication were an Ode to the King, Pater Patriæ, and an Essay on Lyrick Poetry.
        The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes, Volume 08 / ...
        4
        He was descended from Lorenzo de' Medici, the brother of Cosimo, ' Pater Patriæ,' and the uncle of Lorenzo the Magnificent.
        The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini
        5
        After his death it was decided that as Pater Patriae, or Father of his Country, he should be for ever known.
        A Wanderer in Florence
        1
        Their real fathers -thatmen of wisdom and genius are the true fathers of the Fatherland, not the groups of predatory men.
        Red Fleece