- materfamilias
- (Civil law.) The mother of a family; a woman in the position of head of the household.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
materfamilias
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materfamilias — [māt′ərfə mil′ē əs, mät′ərfə mil′ē əs] n. [L] the mother of a family; woman head of a household … English World dictionary
materfamilias — noun Etymology: Latin, from mater + familias, archaic genitive of familia household more at family Date: 1756 a woman who is head of a household … New Collegiate Dictionary
materfamilias — /may teuhr feuh mil ee euhs/, n. the mother of a family. [1750 60; < L; cf. PATERFAMILIAS] * * * … Universalium
materfamilias — noun The female head of a household Syn: matriarch See Also: paterfamilias … Wiktionary
materfamilias — meɪtÉ™(r)fÉ™ mɪlɪəs n. mother of the house, mother of a family (Latin) … English contemporary dictionary
materfamilias — [ˌmeɪtəfə mɪlɪas] noun (plural matresfamilias ˌmeɪti:z ) the female head of a family or household. Origin L., from mater mother + familias, old genitive form of familia family … English new terms dictionary
materfamilias — ma·ter·fa·mil·i·as … English syllables
materfamilias — ma•ter•fa•mil•i•as [[t]ˌmeɪ tər fəˈmɪl i əs[/t]] n. the mother of a family • Etymology: 1750–60; < L … From formal English to slang
materfamilias — /meɪtəfəˈmɪliæs/ (say maytuhfuh mileeas) noun the mother of a family. {Latin} …
materfamilias — n. (pl. ♦ matresfamilias ) mother or female head of family … Dictionary of difficult words
