Both Uses of
paternal
in
Mansfield Park
- She thanked him for his great attention, his paternal kindness, but he was quite mistaken in supposing she had the smallest desire of breaking through her engagement, or was sensible of any change of opinion or inclination since her forming it.
Chpt 21 (definition 1) *paternal = fatherly
- Equally formed for domestic life, and attached to country pleasures, their home was the home of affection and comfort; and to complete the picture of good, the acquisition of Mansfield living, by the death of Dr. Grant, occurred just after they had been married long enough to begin to want an increase of income, and feel their distance from the paternal abode an inconvenience.
Chpt 48 (definition 2) *paternal = relating to a father
Definitions:
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(1) (paternal as in: paternal attitude) kindness and concern like that of a father -- sometimes implying that it is overly intrusive
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(2) (paternal as in: paternal grandmother) related to a father; or characteristic of fathers