plural of addle pate

(formal or humorous) Father.

Of or pertaining to one's father, his genes, his relatives, or his side of a family. / Fatherly; behaving as or characteristic of a father. / Received or inherited from one's father.

A brother or brother-in-law of one's father.

(anatomy) The sesamoid bone of the knee; the kneecap. / A little dish or vase.

An official document granting an appointment, privilege, or right, or some property or title; letters patent.

To (successfully) register (a new invention) with a government agency to obtain the sole privilege of its manufacture, sale, and use for a specified period.

(baking) Of flour: fine, and consisting mostly of the inner part of the endosperm of the grain from which it is milled.

near or relating to the patella or kneecap

(anatomy) a ligament joining the patella to the tibia