Paternal
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Bouvier (1839)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
That which belongs to the father or comes from him; as, paternal power, paternal relation, paternal estate, paternal line. See "Line."
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
That which belongs to the father or comes from him; as paternal power, paternal relation, paternal estate, paternal line. See Line.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
That which belongs to the father or comes from him.
— Paternal power. The authority lawfully exercised by parents over their children. This phrase is also used to translate the Latin "pairia potestas," (q. v.)
— Paternal property. That which descends or comes to one from his father, grandfather, or other ascendant or collateral on the paternal side of the house.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
John Bouvier · 1839
What belongs to the father or comes from him; as, paternal power, paternal relation, paternal estate, paternal line. Vide Line.