paterfamilias

pa·ter·fa·mil·i·as  (ptr-f-ml-s, pä-, ptr-)

n. pl. pa·tres·fa·mil·i·as (ptrz-, pä-, ptrz-)

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

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

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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]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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)