Paternal
a.-
Of or pertaining to a father; fatherly; showing the disposition of a father; guiding or instructing as a father;
as, .paternal care -
Received or derived from a father; hereditary;
as, a .paternal estate
Paternal government (Polit. Science),
the assumption by the governing power of a quasi-fatherly relation to the people, involving strict and intimate supervision of their business and social concerns, upon the theory that they are incapable of managing their own affairs.
