Definition of paterfamilias Paterfamilias
pa•ter•fa•mil•i•as
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| paterfamilias - the male head of family or tribe | ||
| patriarch | ||
| adult male, man game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games; "he taught me to set up the men on the chess board"; "he sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage" | ||
| head of household the head of a household or family or tribe | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- paterfamilias (n.)
The head of a family; in a large sense, the proprietor of an estate; one who is his own master.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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paterfamilias
pā-tėr-fa-mil′i-as, n. the father or head of a family or household:—pl. Pātresfamil′ias. [L. pater, a father, familias, arch. form of familiæ, gen. of familia, a household.]
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🔤- paterfamilias, noun, singular of patresfamilias / paterfamiliases.
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