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   materfamilias

   /ˌmeɪtəfəˈmɪlɪas/

   noun

   • 1. the female head of a family or household.

   Word Origin Latin, from mater ‘mother’ + familias, old genitive form of familia ‘family’.

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › materfamiliasMaterfamilias Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   noun. ma· ter· fa· mil· i· as ˌmā-tər-fə-ˈmi-lē-əs. ˌmä- Synonyms of materfamilias. : a woman who is head of a household. Examples of materfamilias in a Sentence.

3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishMATERFAMILIAS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   The mother of a family or the female head of a family.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › materfamiliasMaterfamilias - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   5 days ago · a female head of a family or tribe.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › materfamiliasMATERFAMILIAS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Materfamilias definition: the mother of a family.. See examples of MATERFAMILIAS used in a sentence.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › materfamiliasMaterfamilias - definition of materfamilias by The Free...

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   Define materfamilias. materfamilias synonyms, materfamilias pronunciation, materfamilias translation, English dictionary definition of materfamilias. n. A woman who is the head of a household or the mother of a family.

7. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › materfamiliasmaterfamilias - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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   Aug 22, 2023 · Noun. [ edit] materfamilias (plural materfamiliases or matresfamilias) The female head of a household. Synonyms. [ edit] matriarch. Related terms. [ edit] paterfamilias. Categories: English terms derived from Latin. English lemmas. English nouns. English countable nouns. English nouns with irregular plurals. English terms with quotations. en:Family

8. www.yourdictionary.com › materfamiliasMaterfamilias Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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   Materfamilias definition: A woman who is the head of a household or the mother of a family.

9. www.oed.com › dictionary › materfamilias_nmaterfamilias, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

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   OED's earliest evidence for materfamilias is from 1756, in a translation by G. Harris. materfamilias is a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin māterfamiliās .

10. www.pbs.org › empires › romansThe Roman Empire: in the First Century. The Roman Empire. Life In...

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    Materfamilias. Roman women usually married in their early teenage years, while men waited until they were in their mid-twenties. As a result, the materfamilias (mother of the family) was...

11. www.thefreedictionary.com › matresfamiliasMatresfamilias - definition of matresfamilias by The Free...

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    Define matresfamilias. matresfamilias synonyms, matresfamilias pronunciation, matresfamilias translation, English dictionary definition of matresfamilias. n. A woman who is the head of a household or the mother of a family.