patteran

== English == === Alternative forms === patrin === Etymology === From Romani patrin (“leaf”), perhaps specifically from an inflected form like Vlax Romani pateryánsa. === Noun === patteran (plural patterans) Any of several coded signs left along a road or on a non-Roma house by one Rom to another. The most common ones consist of crossed sprigs (usually of different trees or shrubs) indicating, for example, a direction travelled. ==== Synonyms ==== See also Thesaurus:indication === References === Follow the Romany Patteran by Virginia Teitge, The English Journal: Vol. 29, No. 3 (March, 1940), pp. 206-211. Along the Gypsy Trails in the Mountains; Sign of the "Patteran" by Which the Amateur Seeks a Camping Place for a Secure Night's Rest — Joy of the care-free Life in the Summer., The New York Times: August 11, 1912, pX2.