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1. n. a family name derived from name of your father or a paternal ancestor (especially with an affix (such as ‘-son’ in English or ‘O'-’ in Irish) added to the name of your father or a paternal ancestor) Source: wordnet
2. n a family name derived from name of your father or a paternal ancestor (especially with an affix (such as -son in English or O'- in Irish) added to the name of your father or a paternal ancestor) Source: ecdict

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name ancestor father paternal your added affix derived english family irish son

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patronize patronized patronizer patronizes patronizing patronizingly patronless patronne patrocinate patrocination patrociny Patroclus

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