PATERNALLY
Pa*ter"nal*ly, adv.
Defn: In a paternal manner.
PATERNITY
Pa*ter"ni*ty, n. Etym: [L. paternitas: cf. F. paternité. See
Paternal.]
1. The relation of a father to his child; fathership; fatherhood; family headship; as, the divine paternity. The world, while it had scarcity of people, underwent no other dominion than paternity and eldership. Sir W. Raleigh.
2. Derivation or descent from a father; male parentage; as, the paternity of a child.
3. Origin; authorship. The paternity of these novels was . . . disputed. Sir W. Scott.
PATERNOSTER
Pa"ter*nos`ter, n. Etym: [L., Our Father.]
1. The Lord's prayer, so called from the first two words of the Latin version.
2. (Arch.)
Defn: A beadlike ornament in moldings.