Pattersonian UK /ˌpætəˈsəʊ.ni.ən/US /ˌpætɚˈsoʊ.ni.ən/ adjective1 •Of or relating to Orlando Patterson (born 1940), Jamaican-American historian and sociologist known for work on the history of race and slavery in the United States and Jamaica. formsmore Pattersonian · most Pattersonian