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patresfamilias

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patresfamilias paterfamilias

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patresfamilias/patriːzfəˈmɪlɪas/

plural form of paterfamilias.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
paterfamilias /ˌpeɪtəfəˈmɪlɪas, ˌpatə-/

▶noun (pl. patresfamilias /ˌpeɪtriːz-, ˌpatriːz-/) the male head of a family or household.

– origin L., lit. ‘father of the family’.

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