( n. )
Power or authority to check or restrain; restraining or regulating influence; superintendence; government; as, children should be under parental control.
( n. )
Power or authority to check or restrain; restraining or regulating influence; superintendence; government; as, children should be under parental control.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012