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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.
| source : wn |
paterfamilias
n : the head of family or tribe [syn: {patriarch}, {head of
household}]