"materfamilias" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: materfamiliases [plural], matresfamilias [plural]
Etymology: From Latin māter familiās, mother of the household. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|māter}} Latin māter Head templates: {{en-noun|+|matresfamilias}} materfamilias (plural materfamiliases or matresfamilias)
  1. The female head of a household Categories (topical): Family, Female people, Leaders Synonyms: matriarch Related terms: paterfamilias

Inflected forms

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