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Meaning of "materfamilias" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MATERFAMILIAS

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PRONUNCIATION OF MATERFAMILIAS

materfamilias  [ˌmeɪtəfəˈmɪlɪˌæs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MATERFAMILIAS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Materfamilias is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MATERFAMILIAS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of materfamilias in the English dictionary

The definition of materfamilias in the dictionary is the mother of a family or the female head of a family.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MATERFAMILIAS


Asturias
æˈstʊərɪˌæs
candy-ass
ˈkændɪˌæs
capias
ˈkeɪpɪˌæs
galleass
ˈɡælɪˌæs
galliass
ˈɡælɪˌæs
Herodias
hɛˈrəʊdɪˌæs
Lysias
ˈlɪsɪˌæs
matresfamilias
ˌmeɪtreɪzfəˈmɪlɪˌæs
paillasse
ˈpælɪˌæs
palliasse
ˈpælɪˌæs
paterfamilias
ˌpeɪtəfəˈmɪlɪˌæs
Pelias
ˈpiːlɪˌæs
Phidias
ˈfɪdɪˌæs
Pythias
ˈpɪθɪˌæs
Tiberias
taɪˈbɪərɪˌæs
Tiresias
taɪˈriːsɪˌæs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MATERFAMILIAS

mater
mater dolorosa
materia medica
material
material implication
material mode
materialisation
materialise
materialiser
materialism
materialist
materialistic
materialistical
materialistically
materiality
materialization
materialize
materializer
materially
materialness

WORDS THAT END LIKE MATERFAMILIAS

albricias
alias
Ananias
anti-alias
asclepias
bias
blue lias
Deo gratias
Dias
Duque de Caxias
Elias
galimatias
golias
Josias
Lias
Matthias
patresfamilias
Trias
white lias
Zacharias

Synonyms and antonyms of materfamilias in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «materfamilias» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MATERFAMILIAS

Find out the translation of materfamilias to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of materfamilias from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «materfamilias» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

materfamilias
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

materfamilias
570 millions of speakers

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materfamilias
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

materfamilias
380 millions of speakers
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materfamilias
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

materfamilias
278 millions of speakers

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materfamilias
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

materfamilias
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

materfamilias
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Materfamilias
190 millions of speakers

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Materfamilias
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

materfamilias
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

materfamilias
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Materfamilias
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

materfamilias
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

materfamilias
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मातृभाषा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

aile reisi kadın
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

materfamilias
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

materfamilias
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

materfamilias
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

materfamilias
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

materfamilias
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

materfamilias
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

materfamilias
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

materfamilias
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of materfamilias

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MATERFAMILIAS»

The term «materfamilias» is used very little and occupies the 155.093 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MATERFAMILIAS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «materfamilias» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «materfamilias» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about materfamilias

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MATERFAMILIAS»

Discover the use of materfamilias in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to materfamilias and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Materfamilias
Drawing on her own life experiences as a young, independent bride who struck out for Australia at a tender age, author Ada Cambridge creates a gripping historical novel in Materfamilias.
Ada Cambridge, 2013
2
The Fall of the Roman Household
There is no distinct term for the wife of a paterfamilias who was not a paterfamilias in her own right, although this may have been the original meaning of materfamilias. Pauli Festus gives marriage to a paterfamilias as the defining characteristic ...
Kate Cooper, 2007
3
Sex, Gender, and Episcopal Authority in an Age of Reform, ...
Materfamilias Our sources generally tell us little about women's role in the household when their husbands were still alive. From what little evidence we have, we do know that a wife normally exercised authority as her husband's deputy when ...
Megan McLaughlin, 2010
4
Boethius's In Ciceronis Topica
There are two species of wife; one is materfamilias,24 and the other is consort, but they are called by the general name of the genus, 'wives'. Species are often called by the same names as their genera. A woman could not be a materfamilias  ...
Boethius, Eleonore Stump, 2004
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Materfamilias - the Original Classic Edition
This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by Ada Cambridge, which is now, at last, again available to you. Get the PDF and EPUB NOW as well.
Ada Cambridge, 2013
6
Women and the Law in the Roman Empire: A Sourcebook on ...
The term materfamilias (''mother of the family”) had an interesting array of meanings. In early Roman usage, materfamilias described a wife whose marriage brought her in manu, that is, under her husband's legal power [Part II.B]. However, by ...
Judith Evans Grubbs, 2002
7
Gallus: Or, Roman Scenes of the Time of Augustus
Gellius says the materfamilias must be in manu mancipioque mariti, and therein all agree ; but Cicero expressly says that the woman comes in manum, as well usu as coemtione ; and Gaius, in two passages, usu, farreo, coemtione ; so the ...
Wilhelm Adolf Becker, 2010
8
Gender, Manumission, and the Roman Freedwoman
Although the title materfamilias technically presupposes marriage and motherhood, a woman did not necessarily need to be a mother nor even married to be deemed a materfamilias. This was especially true for legal commentators, who used ...
Matthew J. Perry, 2013
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North Carolina Reports: Cases Argued and Determined in the ...
materfamilias für die Frau In freier Ehe, uxor tun/ um nehmen. Des Gelllus \Vorto sind nur gegen M eil s aus gerichtet , um zu zeigen , dass nicht matrona sei , quae setnel pe- perit, und nicht materfamilias, quae saepius. — Aus Stellen wie bei ...
‎1838
10
A History of Women in the West: From ancient goddesses to ...
Ancient formularies tell us in no uncertain terms that materfamilias meant the wife of a fully capable Roman citizen. When a Roman adopted a son before an assembly of curiae presided over by the grand pontiff and under the adoption law  ...
Georges Duby, Pauline Schmitt Pantel, Michelle Perrot, 1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MATERFAMILIAS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term materfamilias is used in the context of the following news items.
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Growing up with Maggi
Finally, I managed to convince the materfamilias that Maggi was not, in fact, the creation of the devil, and wrangled out a once-a-week ... «The Indian Express, Jun 15»
2
At Donohue's, a Nightly Steak, a Life Gone By
A lot of that owes to the presence of Ms. Donohue-Peters, an Irish-American materfamilias with a bluff no-nonsense manner, a booming laugh ... «New York Times, May 15»
3
Cannes Film Review: 'Marguerite & Julien'
In contrast, Geraldine Chaplin, in a small role as Lefebvre's overbearing materfamilias, looks every inch the stereotype of a nasty stepmother. «Variety, May 15»
4
Yours affectionately, Charles
Annette Crosbie had then lately been on telly in Edward the Seventh, as the Prince of Wales's dismayingly adhesive materfamilias. Bertie, as ... «London Review of Books, May 15»
5
Bay Ridge is for mothers!
On Saturday, grow a new tradition and take materfamilias to pick some carnations at Narrows Botanical Garden (Shore Road Park between ... «Brooklyn Daily, May 15»
6
Roberta Flack And Don Draper, Together At Last
... most often requested by the movie's main character, a groupie and psychotic murderer played by future Bluth materfamilias Jessica Walter. «Deadspin, Apr 15»
7
Which 'Game of Thrones' character is Hillary? Column
Like the materfamilias of the Stark clan, Hillary Clinton is an experienced elder stateswoman who seeks to unite different factions against a ... «USA TODAY, Apr 15»
8
Mischa Barton sues Mother over Money
Mischa Barton and her materfamilias don't exactly see eye to eye. The Orange County starlet is bringing the long arm of the law against the ... «I4U News, Apr 15»
9
Mom's Facebook Apology for Daughters' Rude Behavior goes Viral
A materfamilias' conscience weighs heavy on her for her children's obnoxious behavior. Kyesha Smith Wood had just allowed her teen girls to ... «I4U News, Apr 15»
10
Chatsworth House: the new home of cutting edge design?
Bess of Hardwick, the original materfamilias of the Devonshire dynasty, was an early adopter whose other home, Hardwick Hall, was famously ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Materfamilias [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/materfamilias>. Apr 2024 ».
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