Associations to the word «Paterfamilias»

Wiktionary

PATERFAMILIAS, noun. A man who is the head of a household, family or tribe.

Dictionary definition

PATERFAMILIAS, noun. The male head of family or tribe.

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras