pā̆trĭcus, a, um, adj. [pater],
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.