PATRESFAMILIAS

PATERFAMILIAS

patriarch, paterfamilias

(noun) the male head of family or tribe

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

patresfamilias

plural of paterfamilias

Source: Wiktionary


PATERFAMILIAS

Pa`ter*fa*mil`i*as, n.; pl. Pateresfamilias. Etym: [L., fr. pater father + familias, gen. of familia family.] (Rom. Law)

Definition: The head of a family; in a large sense, the proprietor of an estate; one who is his own master.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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