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‖ materfamilias|ˈmeɪtəfəˈmɪlɪəs| [L., f. māter mother + familiās, old gen. of familia family.] The mother of a household.
1756G. Harris Justinian 28 Denominated according to their sex, either patres familiarum, or matres familiarum. 1861Wheat & Tares ii. 13 Mrs. Leslie seemed rather overpowered by her responsibilities as Materfamilias. 1891[see paterfamilias 2]. |