Across
- 3. - a repeated decorative design.
- 4. - (especially in legal contexts) the state of being someone's father.
- 6. -. a family name derived from name of your father or a paternal ancestor
- 9. - motherhood
- 10. -the state or ceremony of being married; marriage.
- 12. - a name derived from the name of a mother or female ancestor.
- 14. - the male head of a family or tribe.
- 15. mater -the school, college, or university that one once attended
Down
- 1. - the killing of one's mother.
- 2. - property inherited from one's father or male ancestor.
- 5. - be enrolled at a college or university.
- 7. - a person who vigorously supports their country and is prepared to defend it against enemies or detractors.
- 8. - a person who gives financial or other support to a person, organization, cause, or activity.
- 10. -an environment or material in which something develops; a surrounding medium or structure.
- 11. - an aristocrat or nobleman
- 13. - treat in a way that is apparently kind or helpful but that betrays a feeling of superiority.