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   pa·ter·nal·is·tic

   /pəˌtərn(ə)lˈistik/

   adjective

   • 1. relating to or characterized by the restriction of the freedom and responsibilities of subordinates or dependents in their supposed interest: "the paternalistic attitude of colonial Victorians"

   Derivatives

   • 1. paternalistically adverb

   Scrabble Points: 17

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