paterfamilias
noun/ˌpeɪtəfəˈmɪliæs/
/ˌpætərfəˈmɪliæs/
[singular] (formal or humorous)- the man who is the head of a familyTopics Family and relationshipsc2Word OriginLatin, literally ‘father of the family’.
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