n. [ F. patriote; cf. Sp. patriota, It. patriotto; all fr. Gr.
Such tears as patriots shed for dying laws. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Becoming to a patriot; patriotic. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. F. patriotique, Gr.
a. Patriotic; that pertains to a patriot. --
n. [ Cf. F. patriotisme. ] Love of country; devotion to the welfare of one's country; the virtues and actions of a patriot; the passion which inspires one to serve one's country. Berkley. [ 1913 Webster ]
. A legal holiday in the States of Massachusetts and Maine, April 19, the anniversary of the battle of Lexington in 1775. It was first observed in 1894. [ U. S. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]