Trooper Yorks Word of the Day

 pa·ter·fa·mil·i·as

[ˌpādərfəˈmilēəs, ˌpädərfəˈmilēəs]

NOUN

1. the male head of a family or household: Compare with materfamilias.

   "at the meal, the story of the Passover is told by the paterfamilias"

   synonyms:

   male parent · birth father · biological father · begetter · patriarch · adoptive father · foster father · stepfather