Received or derived from a father; hereditary; as, a
paternal estate.
Of or pertaining to a father; fatherly; showing the
disposition of a father; guiding or instructing as a father; as,
paternal care.
1. An instrument of offensive of defensive combat; something to fight with; anything used, or designed to be used, in destroying, defeating, or injuring an enemy, as a gun, a sw...
