patrico
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Meaning · English
A gypsies' or beggars' hedge priest.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
And these, what name or title e'er they bear, / Jarkman, or Patrico, Cranke, or Clapper-dudgeon, / Frater, or Abram-man; I speak to all / That stand in fair election for the title / Of king of beggars.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “patrico” mean?
A gypsies' or beggars' hedge priest.
Is “patrico” formal or informal?
patrico is generally slang.