Pater in i

pl. See Patarini. paternal (pa-tér'nal), a. [ Milton , P. L., vii. 219. Happy the man whose wish and care A few paternal acres bound, Content to breathe his native air In his own ground. Pope , Solitude. Paternal government. Same as paternalism. = Syn. 1. Parental, etc. See fatherly.