Antonyms for paterfamilias

Grammar : Noun

Spell : pey-ter-fuh-mil-ee-uh s, pah-, pat-er-

Phonetic Transcription : ˌpeɪ tər fəˈmɪl i əs, ˌpɑ-, ˌpæt ər-

Definition of paterfamilias

Origin : early 15c., from Latin pater familias "master of a house, head of a family," from pater "father" (see father (n.)) + familias, old genitive of familia "family" (see family).

As in man of the house : noun householder
As in patriarch : noun male head
As in forebearer : noun family predecessor

Example sentences :

Mr. Schmuck was an excellent "paterfamilias," and took great care of children.
Extract from : « Debts of Honor » by Maurus Jkai

It is the distribution that must be looked to; it is the paterfamilias that is wanting in the State.
Extract from : « Crotchet Castle » by Thomas Love Peacock

Well,” said I, “it was either the Lewis gun or Paterfamilias the grim.
Extract from : « Great Britain at War » by Jeffery Farnol

This self-indulgence on your part, my dear Paterfamilias, is weak, vain—not to say culpable.
Extract from : « Roundabout Papers » by William Makepeace Thackeray

It is the first labour of every governing man, from Paterfamilias to Dominus Rex.
Extract from : « Past and Present » by Thomas Carlyle

But to Paterfamilias these are all the joys or sorrows of another world.
Extract from : « The Idler Magazine, Volume III, March 1893 » by Various

"Something for you, Laura," said Paterfamilias, as he threw a letter into her lap.
Extract from : « The Catholic World, Vol. X, October 1869 » by Various

Paterfamilias is afraid the young men will pay attention to his daughters.
Extract from : « The Night Side of London » by J. Ewing Ritchie

The writer—to do him justice—did not sign himself "Paterfamilias."
Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. CLVIII, January 7, 1920 » by Various

And the City of Rome stood to its citizens in the place of the paterfamilias.
Extract from : « Ancient Rome » by Mary Agnes Hamilton

Synonyms for paterfamilias

Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019