Definition of Paterfamilias
Pa`ter`fa`mil`i`as
n.
1.
(Rom. Law)
The
head
of
a
family
;
in
a
large
sense
,
the
proprietor
of
an
estate
;
one
who
is
his
own
master
.
Related Words
adult
male
,
head
of
household
,
man
,
patriarch
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