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patresfamilias

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plural of paterfamilias

as in patriarchs

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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
As in The History of New York, the Dutch patriarchs are invariably idle and quiescent.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

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The events — which started out with 10 moms and five dads and are up to 35 moms and 20 dads — are particularly special to Morgan, who was friends with some of the sons of the parents involved.

— Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
Part of it is that there have been a lot of books about Brooklyn dads.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2026

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In the immediate aftermath of Wood's death, Gregson Wagner said the two father figures in her life — her biological father, British film producer Richard Gregson, and her stepfather, actor Robert Wagner — came together to support her.

— Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Neill played dashing heroes, sinister villains (see The Piano), authority figures, famous figures, and father figures.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 July 2026

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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
And then there was Vozinha, the 40-year-old Cape Verde goalkeeper, making his World Cup debut in a sport not inclined to celebrate old men playing for rookie nations.

— Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 20 July 2026

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