paterfamilias

Example Sentences

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The evening air was mild, and the one-man-show, based on the poor yet persevering paterfamilias immortalized in “Fiddler on the Roof,” was every bit as mellow.

From Los Angeles Times

In July 1975, Joe Jackson, the Jackson paterfamilias, held a news conference in New York to announce that the Jackson 5 were leaving Motown to sign with Epic, a CBS Records subsidiary.

From Los Angeles Times

“He is now the paterfamilias of the family, which means he has new roles and responsibilities.”

From New York Times

A possible answer emerges in the first third of the book, an extended portrait of Arthur Sackler, the oldest brother and paterfamilias.

From Los Angeles Times

That wasn’t the first time that Plummer played a wealthy paterfamilias who regards his many offspring with frosty contempt.

From Los Angeles Times