pater

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Definitions

  • v. To excuse.

  • v. To exempt.

  • v. (Usually followed by 'up') To make available, free.

Example Sentences

  • “I don't think that your explanation will be enough for the Mashgiach to pater you from a knas.” (Weiser)

  • “Since the trial would last over Shabbos, the judge patered him from jury duty.” (Weiser)

  • “I'll join you later if I can pater up some time.” (Weiser)

  • "I think using what Halevi is saying, that there is a time when she’aile cannot be used, you can answer the second question – sometimes b’poel it is takah not shayich to pater yourself, but it is still a shvachkeit in the lav that it was made with a self-destruct mechanism." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • פּטרן patern

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).

      Alternative Spellings

      patter

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