Word of the Day: paterfamilias

The word paterfamilias has appeared in eight articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on Sept. 8 in “Long an Uneasy Prince, King Charles III Takes On a Role He Was Born To” by Mark Landler:

Married since 2005 to Camilla, with whom he was romantically involved before and during his marriage to Diana, Charles has found stability in his personal life. With the death of his father, Prince Philip, at 99, last year, he became paterfamilias of the House of Windsor. Camilla, 75, who will take the title of queen consort, is a sturdy and respectable presence at his side.

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