patient of showing the capacity for endurance
patient enduring trying circumstances with even temper
pedantic marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning
patience good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
prudent marked by sound judgment
patiently with patience; in a patient manner
patent a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention
plaintiff a person who brings an action in a court of law
patently unmistakably
patented (of devices and processes) protected by patent
potent having or wielding force or authority
attentive taking heed
patentee the inventor to whom a patent is issued
potentate a powerful ruler, especially one who is unconstrained by law
patent law that branch of jurisprudence that studies the laws governing patents
salient conspicuous, prominent, or important
Patent Office the government bureau in the Department of Commerce that keeps a record of patents and trademarks and grants new ones
plaintive expressing sorrow
potential existing in possibility
patinate coat with a patina