Pater familias

pa·ter·fa·mil·i·as (p

r-f

-m

s, pä

-, p

r-)

n. pl. pa·tres·fa·mil·i·as (p

z-, pä

-, p

z-)

A man who is the head of a household or the father of a family.

[Latin paterfamilis : pater, father; see pater + familis, archaic genitive of familia, family; see family.]

paterfamilias [ˌpeɪtəfəˈmɪlɪˌæs]

n pl patresfamilias [ˌpɑːtreɪzfəˈmɪlɪˌæs]

1. the male head of a household

2. (Law) Roman law

a. the head of a household having authority over its members

b. the parental or other authority of another person

[Latin: father of the family]

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Noun

paterfamilias - the male head of family or tribe

patriarch

head of household - the head of a household or family or tribe

adult male, man - an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus"

Translations

paterfamilias [ˈpeɪtəfəˈmɪlɪæs] N (patresfamilias (pl)) [ˌpɑːtreɪzfəˈmɪlɪæs] → padre m de familia

paterfamilias

n → Familienvater m, → Paterfamilias m (geh)

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I think that it is the expectation of the European taxpayer that this money will be used, to quote a term from Roman law, in the way of a bonus pater familias ("the good head of household"), which, in modern terms, you could call good governance.

The view from Brussels: Belgian people invest not only their money in ... by Leviev-Sawyer, Clive / The Sofia Echo (Sofia, Bulgaria)

The Mussolini I talk about is not the affectionate pater familias sometimes shown on television whose only mistake was to ally himself with Hitler," Bellocchio told the leading Italian daily Corriere della Sera.

Mussolini's mistress, love-child seen in Cannes by AFP / AFP Global Edition

Pater Familias means: - the sole owner of the entire property that belongs to the household - the male ?

What Makes Self Defense Important? by Dave Text / News, opinion and commentary community

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