patresfamilias

Variant of paterfamilias

paterfamilias definition

pater·fa·milias (pāt′ər fə mil′ē əs, pät′-)

noun pl. patresfamilias pa′tres′·fa·mil′ias (pā′trēz′-)

the father of a family; male head of a household

Etymology: L

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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