noun
paterfamilias
Paterfamilias (noun) means a man who is the head of a household, family or tribe.
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A man who is the head of a household, family or tribe.
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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".
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"paterfamilias" (noun) means a man who is the head of a household, family or tribe.