pater noster
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old English pater noster, from Latin Pater noster.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pater noster (plural pater nosters or pater noster)
- The Lord's prayer or its recitation.
- A stringed set of prayer beads; a rosary.
- (rare) A demarcated prayer bead (indicating that it is the time to begin the Lord's Prayer)
Descendants edit
- English: paternoster
References edit
- “pā̆ter-noster, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.