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paterfamilias

n.
UK //pˌætəfɐmˈɪliəz// pa·ter·fa·mil·ias
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Origin

(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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