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Definitions

paterfamilias

[pey-ter-fuh-mil-ee-uhs, pah-, pat-er-] / ˌpeɪ tər fəˈmɪl i əs, ˌpɑ-, ˌpæt ər- /

NOUN

forebearer

Synonyms

WEAK

ancestor antecedent ascendant author begetter forerunner founder materfamilias matriarch originator parent patriarch precursor primogenitor procreator progenitor relative sire

NOUN

man of the house

Synonyms

STRONGEST

head of the house householder

WEAK

goodman lord and master master of the house

NOUN

patriarch

Synonyms

STRONGEST

elder founder grandfather ruler

STRONG

ancestor architect author chief creator father gaffer generator graybeard head inventor maker master originator senior sire

WEAK

old man

Antonyms

STRONG

servant

WEAK

matriarch

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