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Noun: paterfamilias (patresfamilias)  ,pa-tu(r)-fu'mi-lee-us or ,pey-tu(r)-fu'mi-lee,as
  1. The male head of family or tribe
    - patriarch

Derived forms: patresfamilias

Type of: adult male, bozo [N. Amer, informal], cat [N. Amer, informal], chappie [Brit, informal], geezer [Brit, informal], guy [informal], head of household, hombre [Brit, N. Amer, informal], man, sod [informal]

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