Today's Word "paterfamilias"

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Vocabulary For You Monday November 16, 2009 Today's Word "paterfamilias" Advice from Carolyn Hax Test your word knowledge with free interactive games: Crossword....Vocabulary Hangman....and other Word Games! Today's Word "paterfamilias" paterfamilias \pay-tuhr-fuh-MIL-ee-uhs; pat-uhr-; pah-\ (noun) plural patresfamilias \pay-treez-; pat-reez-; pah-treez-\ - The male head of a household or the father of a family. "I'll tell you what I am - I'm the darn paterfamilias! You can't marry him!" -- Ulysses Everett McGill, 'O Brother, Where Art Thou' Paterfamilias is from Latin pater, "father" + familias, "of the family or household," the archaic genitive form of familia, "family or household." Comment on this Story | Printer Friendly | | Send Story to a Friend | Top Advice from Carolyn Hax Advice columnist Carolyn Hax is famous for her ability to get to the root of people's problems -- not just what they say, but who they are and what they're thinking. The resulting advice is often ruthless, sometimes controversial, and always hilarious. See for yourself what great advice Hax has to offer. Subscribe to ArcaMax's Carolyn Hax ezine, and receive her witty, helpful advice free by e-mail! Subscribe to the Carolyn Hax ezine instantly. Find out more before subscribing. -- From the ArcaMax editors Recent Stories    Today's Word "parse"    Why Are These Sentences Loony?    Today's Word "alfresco"    Today's Word "commensurate"    Today's Word "dotage"   More From ArcaMax Publishing Newsletters: Comics - Knowledge - Lifestyles - News - More Classic Books: Fiction - Non Fiction - Short Stories - Sci Fi - More More: Quizzes - Sudoku - Crossword - Weather - Sports - Columns En Español: Ultimas Noticias - Tiras Comicas - Deportes - Sudoku Ad Free Newsletter ArcaMax publications are now available in an "advertising-free" format. Please click here for details.	Quick Clicks Free Folgers Gourmet Coffee Claim your FREE gift – a 2010 beautifully crafted desk calendar Eliminate Windows PC Errors Improve PC's System Speed by Up to 70%
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