Meaning of PATERFAMILIAS
| Pronunciation: | | `peyturfu'mileeus
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| | Definition: | | [n] the head of family or tribe |
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| | Synonyms: | | head of household, patriarch |
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| | See Also: | | chief, head, top dog | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
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| | Related Terms: | | abba, boss, bwana, chef, chief, church dignitary, dad, daddy, ecclesiarch, elder, employer, father, foster father, genitor, goodman, governor, guru, husband, liege, liege lord, lord, lord paramount, master, overlord, pa, padrone, pap, papa, pappy, paramount, pater, patriarch, patron, pop, pops, rabbi, sahib, seigneur, seignior, sire, starets, stepfather, teacher, the old man |
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