paterfamilias

Meanings

Plural: paterfamiliases, patresfamilias

Noun

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

Origin / Etymology

(c. 1425 to 1475) From late Middle English, 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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