'Pateresfamilias' definitions:

Definition of 'Pateresfamilias'

From: GCIDE

Paterfamilias \Pa`ter*fa*mil`i*as\, n.; pl. Pateresfamilias. [L., fr. pater father + familias, gen. of familia family.] (Rom. Law) The head of a family; in a large sense, the proprietor of an estate; one who is his own master. [1913 Webster]