materfamiliasn.

Brit.

/ˌmeɪtəfəˈmɪlɪas/,

/ˌmɑːtəfəˈmɪlɪas/, U.S.

/ˈˌmeɪdərfəˈmɪliəs/,

/ˈˌmɑdərfəˈmɪliəs/

Inflections: Plural matres familiarum.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin māterfamiliās.

Etymology: < classical Latin māterfamiliās wife of a paterfamilias, respectably married woman < māter mother n.¹ + familiās , early Latin genitive singular of familia family n. and adj. Compare paterfamilias n.The plural form matres familiarum reflects the classical Latin plural.

The female head of a family or household; the wife of a paterfamilias. Cf. matriarch n.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinship group > family > [noun] > family or household > female head

lady of the housec1330

matriarch1606

housemother1822

materfamilias1861

mum1957

1756 G. Harris in tr. Justinian Institutions i. 28 (note) Denominated according to their sex, either patres familiarum, or matres familiarum.

1861 Wheat & Tares ii. 13 Mrs. Leslie seemed rather overpowered by her responsibilities as Materfamilias.

1891 C. E. L. Riddell Mad Tour 69 The inevitable English party.., paterfamilias, materfamilias, and many daughters.

1920 D. H. Lawrence Women in Love xiv. 176 It's the quality of the whole thing—paterfamilias laughing and thinking it sport..and materfamilias spreading her fat little knees and eating.

1987 W. Haggard Diplomatist xii. 121 Mama..thought of herself as a materfamilias but in fact was an inefficient housekeeper.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	materfamilias
释义	materfamiliasn. Brit. /ˌmeɪtəfəˈmɪlɪas/, /ˌmɑːtəfəˈmɪlɪas/, U.S. /ˈˌmeɪdərfəˈmɪliəs/, /ˈˌmɑdərfəˈmɪliəs/ Inflections: Plural matres familiarum. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin māterfamiliās. Etymology: < classical Latin māterfamiliās wife of a paterfamilias, respectably married woman < māter mother n.¹ + familiās , early Latin genitive singular of familia family n. and adj. Compare paterfamilias n.The plural form matres familiarum reflects the classical Latin plural. The female head of a family or household; the wife of a paterfamilias. Cf. matriarch n. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinship group > family > [noun] > family or household > female head lady of the housec1330 matriarch1606 housemother1822 materfamilias1861 mum1957 1756 G. Harris in tr. Justinian Institutions i. 28 (note) Denominated according to their sex, either patres familiarum, or matres familiarum. 1861 Wheat & Tares ii. 13 Mrs. Leslie seemed rather overpowered by her responsibilities as Materfamilias. 1891 C. E. L. Riddell Mad Tour 69 The inevitable English party.., paterfamilias, materfamilias, and many daughters. 1920 D. H. Lawrence Women in Love xiv. 176 It's the quality of the whole thing—paterfamilias laughing and thinking it sport..and materfamilias spreading her fat little knees and eating. 1987 W. Haggard Diplomatist xii. 121 Mama..thought of herself as a materfamilias but in fact was an inefficient housekeeper. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1756
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