head+of+a+family

  • 11family —    Historically, the family has been an extremely important institution in Spain, as one would expect in a society which for so long was traditional, Catholic and hierarchical. During the Franco regime, the family was enshrined in basic… …

    Encyclopedia of contemporary Spanish culture

  • 12family automobile doctrine — In a number of jurisdictions, when an automobile is maintained by the owner thereof for the general use and convenience of his or her family, such owner is liable for the negligence of a member of the family, having general authority to drive the …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 13family automobile doctrine — In a number of jurisdictions, when an automobile is maintained by the owner thereof for the general use and convenience of his or her family, such owner is liable for the negligence of a member of the family, having general authority to drive the …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 14FAMILY —    The basic constituent of Mesopotamian society was the patriarchal family. Administrative documents from the major sites recorded people’s names and affiliation, but it is still difficult to get a clear picture of the family sizes and patterns… …

    Historical Dictionary of Mesopotamia

  • 15head — Part of the human body which in the OT and NT can be intended both anatomically (Gen. 48:14; Mark 15:29) and metaphorically, as of the head of a family (Josh. 22:14). In the NT Christ is described as head of the Church (Eph. 4:15; Col. 1:18),… …

    Dictionary of the Bible

  • 16head of household — head of house·hold: an unmarried individual who is not a surviving spouse and who maintains a household which for more than one half of the taxable year is the principal abode of a person who qualifies as a dependent under section 2(b) of the… …

    Law dictionary

  • 17Family traditions — or Family tradition, also called Family culture, is defined as aggregate of attitudes, ideas and ideals, and environment, which a person inherits from his/her parents and ancestors. Modern studies of family traditions The study of Family… …

    Wikipedia

  • 18Head of the Commonwealth — Personal Flag …

    Wikipedia

  • 19Family — • In the classical Roman period the familia rarely included the parents or the children. Its English derivative was frequently used in former times to describe all the persons of the domestic circle, parents, children, and servants. Present usage …

    Catholic encyclopedia

  • 20head — [hed] n. [ME hede, heved < OE heafod, akin to Ger haupt (OHG houbit, Goth haubith) < IE base * kaput (orig. prob. cup shaped) > L caput: merged in Gmc with word akin to OHG hūba, a cap, crest (Ger haube) < IE base * keu , to bend,… …

    English World dictionary