
paterfamilias



FORMAL
pa‧ter‧fa‧mil‧ias /ˌpeɪtəfəˈmiːliæs $ ˌpɑːtərfəˈmiːliəs/ noun [countable]
Irregular Forms: (pl) patresfamilias
سالار خانواده، بزرگ خانواده، پیر قوم، حقوقی: سیستم پدر شاهی
pa‧ter‧fa‧mil‧ias /ˌpeɪtəfəˈmiːliæs $ ˌpɑːtərfəˈmiːliəs/
noun [countable] formal[
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: Latin;
Origin: 'father of a family']
a father or a man who is the head of a family
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