1. 
   Materfamilias
   Materfamilias is Latin for The mother of a family
   Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/YN.HTM
   
   
2. 
   materfamilias
   The woman who controlled how the house was run, even though women were under control of their husbands.
   Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php
   
   
3. 
   Materfamilias
   Materfamilias: The female head of the family; the mother figure. Materfamilias is the Latin for mother of the household. It is compounded from mater (mother) + familias, which comes from familia (household), from famulus (servant, slave). The masculine counterpart is the paterfamilias.
   Found op http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.html?articlekey=32669
   
   
4. 
   materfamilias
   materfamilias (s), matresfamilias (pl) 1. Literally, 'mother of the family'. 2. A woman described in her role as head of a household or as the mother of her children.
   Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/1261/
   
   
5. 
   materfamilias
   1) Adult female 2) Head of household 3) Matriarch 4) Woman
   Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/materfamilias/1
   
   

Tip: double click on a word to show its meaning.