English Explanatory Dictionary

paterfamilias

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A man who is the head of a household, family or tribe.

Word forms

paterfamilias paterfamiliases patresfamilias pater familias

Etymology

(c. 1425 to 1475) From late Middle English paterfamilias, from Latin pater familiās. From Latin pater (“father”) + familiās, archaic genitive of familia (“family; household”). Literally, "father of the family" or "father of the household".

Synonyms

patriarch
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