Paterfamilias \Pa`ter*fa*mil`i*as\, n.; pl. Pateresfamilias.
[L., fr. pater father + familias, gen. of familia family.]
(Rom. Law)
The head of a family; in a large sense, the proprietor of an
estate; one who is his own master.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
paterfamilias
n : the male head of family or tribe [syn: patriarch]
[also: patresfamilias (pl)]
WordNet (r) 2.0
44 Moby Thesaurus words for "paterfamilias":
abba, boss, bwana, chef, chief, church dignitary, dad, daddy,
ecclesiarch, elder, employer, father, foster father, genitor,
goodman, governor, guru, husband, liege, liege lord, lord,
lord paramount, master, overlord, pa, padrone, pap, papa, pappy,
paramount, pater, patriarch, patron, pop, pops, rabbi, sahib,
seigneur, seignior, sire, starets, stepfather, teacher,
the old man
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
patresfamilias (pl), patriarch
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