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pā̆trŭēlis, e (abl. patruele, Nep. Fragm. ap. Charis. p. 113 P.), adj. [patruus], of or descended from a father’s brother (cf. consobrinus, descended from a mother’s sister).

  1. I. Lit.: patrueles marium fratrum filii; consobrini ex duabus editi sororibus, Non. 557, 12: item fratres patrueles, sorores patrueles, id est qui quaeve ex duobus fratribus progenerantur, Dig. 38, 10, 1, § 6; Gai. Inst. 3, 10: frater tuus erat frater patruelis meus, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 109: L. Cicero frater noster cognatione patruelis, amore germanus, my cousin by blood, my brother in affection, Cic. Fin. 5, 1, 1: frater, id. Planc. 11, 27.
    1. B. Subst.: pā̆trŭēlis, is, comm., a father’s brother’s son or daughter, a cousin: patruelis suus, his cousin, Suet. Dom. 15: alterum e patruelibus, id. ib. 10: patruelis nulla, Pers. 6, 52; Amm. 15, 8, 1.
      1. 2. Transf., a father’s sister’s son, a cousin, Cic. Cael. 24, 60.
  2. II. Transf., of or belonging to a father’s brother’s child or children, of one’s cousin or cousins (poet.): patruelia regna, i. e. of Danaus, Ov. H. 14, 61: patruelia dona, i. e. the arms of Achilles (whose father was the brother of Ajax’s father), id. M. 13, 41: origo, id. ib. 1, 352.

1. pā̆trŭus, i, m. [pater, like the Sanscr. pitrivya, patruus, from pitri], a father’s brother, paternal uncle (opp. avunculus, a mother’s brother, maternal uncle); cf. Dig. 38, 10, 10.

  1. I. Lit.: L. Cicero patruus, Cic. de Or. 2, 1, 2: tutor et patruus, id. Verr. 2, 1, 53, § 139; Hor. S. 1, 6, 131: patruus magnus = frater avi, Dig. 38, 10, 10: patruus major = frater proavi, Tac. A. 12, 22; Dig. 38, 10, 10: major patruus = avi et aviae patruus, Paul. ex Fest. p. 136 Müll.: patruus maximus = frater abavi, id. ib. Fragm. 17; plur., Juv. 1, 158; 6, 567.
  2. II. Transf., a severe reprover (as uncles are apt to co towards their nephews): pertristis quidam patruus, censor, magister, Cic. Cael. 11, 25: ne sis patruus mihi, Hor. S. 2, 3, 88: cum sapimus patruos, Pers. 1, 11; Manil. 5, 449.

2. pătrŭus, a, um, adj. [1. patruus], of or belonging to a father’s brother, of an uncle (poet.): patruae verbera linguae, an uncle’s, Hor C. 3, 12, 2: ense cadit patruo, Ov. F. 4, 55 (al. patrui).
Comically in sup.: patrue mi patruissime, my uncle, my best of uncles! Plaut. Poen. 5, 4, 24; 26.