Meaning of patrius | Babel Free

Definitions

1. father’s, fatherly, paternal
   adjective, declension-1, declension-2
2. hereditary; ancestral
   adjective, declension-1, declension-2

Examples

“Hoc patriumst, potius cōnsuēfacere fīlium / suā sponte rēctē facere quam aliēnō metū: / hoc pater ac dominus interest. That’s the fatherly [way], to get his son into the habit of doing right by his own accord rather than through fear of someone else: this is the difference between a father and a master. (patriumst = patrium + est.)”

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