Paternal
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Of or pertaining to one's father, his genes, his relatives, or his side of a family; as, "paternal grandfather" (one's father's father). Fatherly; behaving as or characteristic of a father. Received or inherited from one's father. Acting as a father; as in "paternal filicide" (murder of a son committed by his father).
Example sentence: To most of us, adulthood means being able to earn a living, possess a home, get married and rear children, and this implies having autonomy or control over one's life. In the 19th century, becoming an adult was celebrated as a liberation from paternal authority. Today we regard it more as a time of regret and stagnation.
Agnate
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A relative whose relation is traced only through male members of the family.Any paternal male relative.
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Related to someone by male connections or on the paternal side of the family.