The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Pathic \Path"ic\ (p[a^]th"[i^]c), n. [L. pathicus, Gr. paqiko`s,
passive, fr. paqei^n, pa`schei^n, to suffer]
A male who submits to the crime against nature; a catamite.
[R.] --B. Jonson.
Note: The term "crime against nature" to refer to homosexual
activity is now (2002) seldom used except by religious
conservatives. It was in the 1913 Webster, and is left
here for historical purposes.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Pathic \Path"ic\, a. [Gr. paqiko`s.]
Passive; suffering.
[1913 Webster]