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patresfamilias

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plural of paterfamilias

as in patriarchs

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In many family offices, dominant patriarchs are reluctant to cede control to their children.

— Robert Frank, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
In the early years of Mormonism, polygamy was understood to reinstate the patriarchal and polygamous cultural norms of the Hebrew patriarchs, as depicted in the Hebrew Bible.

— Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Sep. 2026

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Gang leaders in urban communities, like warlords in conflict zones, often position themselves as providers, protectors, mentors and father figures.

— Charles Wratto, The Conversation, 27 Oct. 2026
Looking back at the male Romanian male father figures, my father and I also grew up with my grandfather.

— Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 12 Oct. 2026

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All of the designer pieces are bought from mostly old men in Italy and also flea markets in Paris.

— Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
Painfully aware of this, Shawn waited for one of the drunk old men to comment, heckle, make one of those incomprehensible jokes that drew rude laughter from adults.

— Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026

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