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Definition of Paterfamilias
1. Noun. The male head of family or tribe.
Generic synonyms: Head Of Household, Adult Male, Man
Derivative terms: Patriarchal
Definition of Paterfamilias
1. n. The head of a family; in a large sense, the proprietor of an estate; one who is his own master.
Definition of Paterfamilias
1. Noun. A man who is the head of a household, family or tribe. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Paterfamilias
1. [n PATRESFAMILIAS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Paterfamilias
Literary usage of Paterfamilias
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Institutes: A Textbook of the History and System of Roman Private Law by Rudolf Sohm, Bernhard Erwin Grüber (1907)
"paterfamilias is the generic name for a homo sui juris, whether child or adult,
... As regards public law the distinction between paterfamilias and ..."
2. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1891)
"Higgins's letters to the ' Times,' under various signatures, such as 'Civilian,' '
paterfamilias,' ' Mother of Six,' ' A Thirsty Soul,' &c., ..."
3. Historical Introduction to the Private Law of Rome by James Muirhead, Henry Goudy (1899)
"2 Familia and "family" are used in this section solely to designate the group of
persons subject to the same paterfamilias [familia proprio jure]. ..."
4. The World's Legal Philosophies by Fritz Berolzheimer (1912)
"2: THE "paterfamilias" AS THE CENTER OF ROMAN LAW. To speak of early Roman law
as non-ethical describes it negatively, as unaffected by ethical ..."
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