en familleadv.
In or with the family; as one of the family; at home.
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1726 A. Pope Let. June (1956) II. 380 I shall be much pleased to see you here en famille, but pray tell me the time..it being else a great uncertainty whether I may not..have strangers with me.
1834 W. Beckford Italy; with Sketches Spain & Portugal II. 55 We passed the day quite en famille at Belem with a whole legion of Marialvas.
1843 W. M. Thackeray Misc. (1857) IV. 86 It was vary kaind of you to come upon us en famille, and accept a dinner sans cérémonie.
1915 P. Jones War Lett. (1918) 140 Flemish is almost always used by the people en famille.
1926 D. H. Lawrence Plumed Serpent i. 14 How could any man's coat-collar look so home~made, so en famille!
1965 C. D. Eby Siege of Alcázar (1966) iv. 82 A quiet luncheon en famille, and a nap in an olive grove.
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