The power that the women had.
paterfamilias (opp. materfamilias)
Paterfamilias is the head of the Roman household which is the father or grandfather. Hope this helps:)
Paterfamilias means "the father of a family". If you break it down, pater - refers to paternity and familia - refers to family.
oldest male in the family
paterfamilias
paterfamilias
A noun, originally from Latin.
patriarch/ head of families paterfamilias
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paterfamilias
A pater familias (father of the family) was the head of the family/household. The plural is patres familias.