familism
fam·i·lism [ ˈfa-mə-ˌli-zəm]
[ˈfa-mə-ˌli-zəm]
: a social pattern in which the family assumes a position of ascendance over individual interests Other Words from familism
familistic \ ˌfa-mə-ˈli-stik \ adjective
First Known Use of familism
1609, in the meaning defined above
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