materfamilias
ma·ter·fa·mil·i·as
noun \ˌmā-tər-fə-ˈmi-lē-əs, ˌmä-\Definition of MATERFAMILIAS
: a woman who is head of a household
Origin of MATERFAMILIAS
Latin, from mater + familias, archaic genitive of familia household — more at family
First Known Use: 1756
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