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PATERFAMILIAS

\pˌatəfɐmˈɪli͡əz], \pˌatəfɐmˈɪli‍əz], \p_ˌa_t_ə_f_ɐ_m_ˈɪ_l_iə_z]\

Definitions of PATERFAMILIAS

2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary

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the head of family or tribe

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

The head of a family; in a large sense, the proprietor of an estate; one who is his own master.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

The head of a family; in a large sense, the proprietor of an estate; one who is his own master.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

The father of a family.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

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