path·ic

(păth′ĭk)

A male who is the passive partner in anal intercourse.

[Latin pathicus, submitting to sexual penetration, from Greek pathikos, from pathos, something endured, suffering; see k^went(h)- in Indo-European roots.]

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pathic

(ˈpæθɪk)

1. a catamite

2. a person who suffers; victim

adj

3. of or relating to a catamite

4. of or relating to suffering

[C17: via Latin from Greek pathikos passive; see pathos]

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