I.of or belonging to a father, fatherly, paternal; in gram.: “patricus casus,” the genitive, Varr. L. L. 8, § 66 Müll.; 8, § 67 ib.; 9, § 54 ib; 9, § 67 ib.; 9, § 85 ib.—Hence, adv.: pă-trĭcē , paternally, in the manner of a father (ante-class.): “cesso magnifice patriceque ita ero meo ire advorsum?” Plaut. Cas. 3, 6, 8.
pā^trĭcus , a, um, adj. pater,