paterfamilias vs precursor

paterfamilias

noun
  • A man who is the head of a household, family or tribe. 

precursor

noun
  • One of the compounds that participates in the chemical reaction that produces another compound. 

  • That which precurses: a forerunner, predecessor, or indicator of approaching events. 

adj
  • Caused by the following symbol. 

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