ALL meanings of paterfamilias
pa·ter·fa·mil·i·as
P p - noun paterfamilias father: in a household 1
- noun plural paterfamilias the male head of a household or family, usually the father. 1
- noun plural paterfamilias Roman Law. the head of the Roman family; a juridical entity who holds the patria potestas. a person who is not under the patria potestas of another. 1
- noun paterfamilias the male head of a household 0
- noun paterfamilias the head of a household having authority over its members 0
- noun paterfamilias the parental or other authority of another person 0
- noun paterfamilias the father of a family; male head of a household 0