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paterfamilias

[ pey-ter-fuh-mil-ee-uhs, pah-, pat-er- ]

noun

plural paterfamiliases patresfamilias
  1. the male head of a household or family, usually the father.
  2. Roman Law.
    1. the head of the Roman family; a juridical entity who holds the patria potestas.
    2. a person who is not under the patria potestas of another.


paterfamilias

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noun

  1. the male head of a household
  2. Roman law
    1. the head of a household having authority over its members
    2. the parental or other authority of another person
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of paterfamilias1

1425–75; late Middle English < Latin: literally, father (i.e., master) of the household, with archaic genitive form ´Ú²¹³¾¾±±ô¾±Äå²õ of familia; family
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of paterfamilias1

Latin: father of the family
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This strict minister paterfamilias disapproved of his violist son, and in the wake of loss, Davis finds solace in music and womanly identity, slowly healing from estrangement.

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They’re going to take place in the family circle, which is evident when the paterfamilias starts listing the order of his favorite sons while they’re chowing down at the breakfast table.

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There were meant to be so many rebels that they could be split into 'five families', a label that even one paterfamilias privately lamented "makes us look ridiculous".

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George also leaned into his role as Britain’s paterfamilias.

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He has spent four-and-a-half seasons desperate for the paterfamilias’ attention while also hating his guts.

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