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относиться по-отеческиavunculize (origin: from Avunculate. The special relationship existing in some societies between a maternal uncle and his sister's son; maternal uncles regarded as a collective body. In the societies where maternal filiation is strongly represented, the role of a father could be taken over by a maternal uncle, who would become a "social father" of his sister's children. wikipedia.org igisheva)
по-отеческиavuncularly (букв. "по-дядьи", в манере, свойственной старшему родственнику Vadim Rouminsky)