- fæderlic
- adj fatherly, paternal, ancestral; adv \fæderliclíce
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
fæderlic
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fatherly — O.E. fæderlic; see from FATHER (Cf. father) + LY (Cf. ly) (1) … Etymology dictionary
fatherly — [fä′thərlē] adj. [ME faderly < OE fæderlic] 1. of a father 2. having traits considered typical of fathers; kind, protective, wise, etc.; paternal adv. Archaic as a father fatherliness n … English World dictionary
