| Paterfamilias (n.) The head of a family; in a large sense, the proprietor of an estate; one who is his own master. Thesaurus Entries abba, boss, bwana, chef, chief, church dignitary, dad, daddy, ecclesiarch, elder, employer, father, foster father, genitor, goodman, governor, guru, husband, liege, liege lord, lord, lord paramount, master, overlord, pa, padrone, pap, papa, pappy, paramount, pater, patriarch, patron, pop, pops, rabbi, sahib, seigneur, seignior, sire, starets, stepfather, teacher, the old man |