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1590s, "compatriot," from Middle French patriote (15c.) and directly from Late Latin patriota "fellow-countryman."
Ironically, in the mid-18th century patriot also meant a “factious disturber of the government”
Ironically, in the mid-18th century patriot also meant a “factious disturber of the government”
Our founding fathers were "patriots"
by Journalistic Revolution March 11, 2017