en bon père de famille
French
Etymology
From père de famille. Compare Dutch als een goede huisvader, Latin bonus pater familiās.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑ̃ bɔ̃ pɛʁ də fa.mij/
France (Vosges) (file)
Adverb
- (law) in an prudent, mature and reasonable manner; responsibly; as a reasonable person would
- agir en bon père de famille ― to husband
See also
- en honnête homme
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