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Word: Paterfamilias
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Latin, literally ‘father of the family’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌpeɪtəfəˈmɪlɪas
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌpatəfəˈmɪlɪas
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the male head of a family or household
Short Definition:male head of family or household
Examples:- at the meal, the story of the Passover is told by the paterfamilias
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