1kinship paternal, belonging to, relating to, or characteristic of a father:
(
s.xiv1;
MS: c.1361
)
juste les piez de Gamaliel apris (del) juste la veritee de paternele lei
(A) 372c
(
1405
)
humblement requerant vostre bontenouse
(l. bontevouse) et gracieuse paternele benison
ii 62
(
1410-15;
MS: c.1415-20
)
ovesque diligial peticion del paternel beneçone. Reverent piere et sire [...]
420
(
MS: s.xiiiex
)
Nonne tibi, si fieri posset, honestius iudicares rure paterno
(gloss: (L) paternele champ )
frui quam salarii lucello addictum fuisse
i 175 and ii 48
♦
fig.theol.paternal, belonging to, relating to, or characteristic of an individual having a paternal role in the Church:
(
c.1380;
MS: s.xiv4/4
)
a vostre reverence paternele [...] d'une corage vous supplions [...]
388