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paterfamilias |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: paterfamilias n : the head of family or tribe [syn: {patriarch}, {head of household}]
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