paterfamilias

Example Sentences

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They’re going to take place in the family circle, which is evident when the paterfamilias starts listing the order of his favorite sons while they’re chowing down at the breakfast table.

From New York Times

There were meant to be so many rebels that they could be split into 'five families', a label that even one paterfamilias privately lamented "makes us look ridiculous".

From BBC

George also leaned into his role as Britain’s paterfamilias.

From National Geographic

He has spent four-and-a-half seasons desperate for the paterfamilias’ attention while also hating his guts.

From New York Times

Jake is all about family — “This family is our fortress,” he intones — and he’s a stern paterfamilias with a passel of kids.

From Seattle Times