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pater [Brit ˈpeɪtə, Am ˈpeɪdər, ˈpɑdər] N Brit inf, hum

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paternel m inf

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géniteur (génitrice) hum

parent, pater/mater hum

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This was regulated by the law of pater est, quem nuptiae demonstrant (father is to whom marriage points). en.wikipedia.org

Pater argued that man's sensibility to beauty should be refined above all else, and that each moment should be felt to its fullest extent. en.wikipedia.org

Hence, the husband and father was considered to be the pater familias with extensive power. en.wikipedia.org

In Roman law, the "potestas" of the "pater familias" was official but distinct from that of magistrates. en.wikipedia.org

I have become a granda and the phizzog peering at me from the shaving mirror testifies to this truth and to my resemblance to pater in his later years. www.heraldscotland.com

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