Noah Webster
Paternal
PATERN'AL, adjective [Latin paternus, from pater, father.]
1. Pertaining to a father; fatherly; as paternal care of affection; paternal favor or admonition.
2. Derived from the father; hereditary; as a paternal estate.
PATERN'AL, adjective [Latin paternus, from pater, father.]
1. Pertaining to a father; fatherly; as paternal care of affection; paternal favor or admonition.
2. Derived from the father; hereditary; as a paternal estate.