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pater familias

pater familias is the alternative spelling of paterfamilias.

Meaning of paterfamilias

Noun

paterfamilias (plural paterfamiliases or patresfamilias)

  1. A man who is the head of a household, family or tribe.
    Synonyms:
    patriarch

Questions about pater familias

What is pater familias the alternative spelling of?
Pater familias is the alternative spelling of paterfamilias.

Words near pater familias in the dictionary

  1. patents of precedence
  2. patentspeak
  3. pater
  4. pater cove
  5. pater coves
  6. pater familias
  7. patera
  8. paterae
  9. paterero
  10. patereroes
  11. patereros

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