pa ‧ ter ‧ fa ‧ mil ‧ ias /ˌpeɪtəfəˈmiːliæs $ ˌpɑːtərfəˈmiːliəs/ BrE AmE 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
pa ‧ ter ‧ fa ‧ mil ‧ ias /ˌpeɪtəfəˈmiːliæs $ ˌpɑːtərfəˈmiːliəs/ BrE AmE 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
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012