materfamilias

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a female head of a family or tribe

Etymology

From Latin māter familiās (“mother of the household”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

matriarch

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