Paternal Power
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The authority lawfully exercised by parents over their children. See "Father."
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
The parental authority of a father over his children.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
The authority lawfully exercised by parents over their children. See Father; Patria Potestas.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
The authority lawfully exercised by parents over their children. This phrase is also used to translate the Latin "pairia potestas," (q. v.)
Defined under Paternal in Black's Law Dictionary.