'Paterfamilias' definitions:
Definition of 'paterfamilias'
(from WordNet)
noun
The male head of family or tribe [syn: patriarch, paterfamilias]
Definition of 'Paterfamilias'
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]
Synonyms of 'paterfamilias'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abba,
- boss,
- bwana,
- chef,
- chief,
- church dignitary,
- dad,
- daddy,
- ecclesiarch,
- elder,
- employer,
- father,
- foster father,
- genitor,
- goodman,
- governor,
- guru,
- husband,
- liege,
- liege lord,
- lord,
- lord paramount,
- master,
- overlord,
- pa,
- padrone,
- pap,
- papa,
- pappy,
- paramount,
- pater,
- patriarch,
- patron,
- pop,
- pops,
- rabbi,
- sahib,
- seigneur,
- seignior,
- sire,
- starets,
- stepfather,
- teacher,
- the old man