| 单词 | paterfamilias |
| 释义 | paterfamilias —paterfamiliar, adj. —paterfamiliarly, adv. /pay'teuhr feuh mil"ee euhs, pah'-, pat'euhr-/, n. , pl. paterfamiliases for 1, patresfamilias /pay'treez feuh mil"ee euhs, pah'-, pa'-/ for 2. 1. the male head of a household or family, usually the father. 2. Roman Law. a. the head of the Roman family; a juridical entity who holds the patria potestas. b. a person who is not under the patria potestas of another. [1425-75; late ME < L: lit., FATHER (i.e., master) of the household, with archaic genitive form familias of familia; see FAMILY] |
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