FAMILIA


Meaning of FAMILIA in English

fəˈmilēə, -lyə noun

( plural famili·ae -lēˌē, -lēˌī)

Etymology: Latin — more at family

1. Roman law : the paterfamilias, his legitimate descendants and their wives, and all persons adopted into his family and their wives — compare potestas

2. Old English law

a. : the servants of one master

b. : a quantity of land adequate for the maintenance of one family

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