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pa⋅ter⋅fa⋅mil⋅i⋅as
[pey-ter-fuh-mil-ee-uh
s, pah-, pat-er-]
–noun, plural pa⋅ter⋅fa⋅mil⋅i⋅as⋅es for 1, pa⋅tres⋅fa⋅mil⋅i⋅as [pey-treez-fuh-mil-ee-uh
s, pah-, pa-]
for 2.
s, pah-, pa-]
for 2. | 1. | the male head of a household or family, usually the father. |
| 2. | Roman Law.
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Paterfamilias
Pa`ter*fa*mil`i*as\, n.; pl. Pateresfamilias. [L., fr. pater father + familias, gen. of familia family.] (Rom. Law) The head of a family; in a large sense, the proprietor of an estate; one who is his own master.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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paterfamilias
c.1430, from L., lit. "master of a house, head of a family," from pater "father" + familias, old gen. of familia "family."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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