Paternal

pa-tėr′nal, adj. fatherly: showing the disposition of a father: derived from a father: hereditary.— n. Pater′nalism .— adv. Pater′nally .— n. Pater′nity , state of being a father: fatherhood: the relation of a father to his children: origination or authorship. [Fr. paternel —Low L. paternal is —L. paternus — pater (Gr. patēr ), a father.]