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Definition of paterfamilias noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

paterfamilias

noun

NAmE//ˌpɑt̮ərfəˈmɪliəs//

, NAmE//ˌpeɪt̮ərfəˈmɪliəs//

, NAmE//ˌpæt̮ərfəˈmɪliəs//

[singular] (formal or humorous)

the man who is the head of a family

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