PanticapaeumAn important Ancient Greek colony and port in Taurica (Tauric Chersonese), founded by Milesians in the late 7th–early 6th century BC on the site of present-day Kerch.
pantomimusA male pantomime performer in Ancient Rome.
panusA lymphatic gland that is inflamed but not suppurating.
papulaA pimple; a small, usually conical, elevation of the cuticle, produced by congestion, accumulated secretion, or hypertrophy of tissue; a papule.
parabolanusIn the early Eastern Church, a lay assistant to the clergy for tending the sick.
parameseIn Ancient Greek musical theory, the lowest-pitched fixed note in the farther tetrachord on a lyre, always pitched a perfect fourth below the nete, with two movable notes between them, the trite (lower in pitch) and the paranete (higher in pitch). The paramese was higher-pitched than the mese (the highest-pitched fixed note in the nearer tetrachord on a lyre) by a ratio of 9:8.
paraneteIn Ancient Greek musical theory, the higher-pitched of the two movable notes in the farther tetrachord on a lyre, pitched higher than the trite and lower than the nete.
parapegmaA device for keeping track of cyclical events, particularly of stars, weather, seasons, and so on.
parasceveThe day of preparation before the (Jewish) Sabbath; Friday.
parens patriaeThe government authority to act as the parent of a child or individual to protect them from abusive or negligent parents, legal guardian, or caretaker.
parentheticOf, pertaining to, or as if using parentheses
parhypateIn Ancient Greek musical theory, the lower-pitched of the two movable notes in the nearer tetrachord on a lyre, pitched lower than the lichanos and higher than the hypate.
ParopamisusAn ancient region and satrapy in modern Afghanistan and Pakistan, ruled by the Greeks around the time of Alexander the Great and later ceded to Chandragupta Maurya.
-parousparous; relating to parity (the number of times a woman has given birth).
parricidalRelated to, inclined to, or guilty of, the murder of one's immediate family.
patibulumThe crossbar of a cross used for crucifixion.
PatraeAn ancient city of Achaia situated on the coast, now Patras
patressAn adapting plate or mounting used to fix an object to a surface or a substrate where the difference in character between the object and that to which it is mounted prevents direct mounting, e.g. in fitting a flat panel to a curved surface.