PATERFAMILIAS


Meaning of PATERFAMILIAS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌpa-tər-fə-ˈmi-lē-əs, ˌpä-, ˌpā- ]

noun

( plural pa·tres·fa·mil·i·as ˌpā-ˌtrēz-, ˌpä-ˌtrās-)

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, from pater father + familias, archaic genitive of familia household — more at father , family

Date: 15th century

1. : the male head of a household

2. : the father of a family

3. : a man who originates or is a leading figure in something (as a movement, discipline, or enterprise)

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.