POTESTAS

Meaning of POTESTAS in English

— potestal , adj.

/poh tes"tahs, -teuhs/ , n. (in Roman law)

the authority of a paterfamilias over all members of his family and household.

[ 1650-60; potestas lit., power, control, authority ]

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POTESTAS — -eˌstäs, -tas noun ( plural potesta·tes ˌpōˌteˈstäˌtās, ˌpäd.əˈstād.(ˌ)ēz) Etymology: Latin potestat-, potestas power, irregular from potis able, capable + -tat-, …
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PATRIA POTESTAS — (Latin; " power of the father ") In Roman family law, the power that the male head of a family …
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POTESTAS ABSTINENDI — -ˌäbztəˈnen(ˌ)dē, -ˌäpst-; -ˌabztəˈnen(ˌ)dē, -ˌdī noun Etymology: Latin, power of refusing : the right granted by the praetorian law of ancient …
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PATRIA POTESTAS — |pä.trēəpōˈteˌstäs noun Etymology: Latin, power of a father : the power of the head of a Roman family over his …
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PATRIA POTESTAS — /pay"tree euh poh tes"teuhs, pah"-, pa"-/ ; Lat. /pah"trddi ah' poh tes"tahs/ , Roman Law. the power vested in the …
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PATRIA POTESTAS — (Latin: power of a father), in Roman family law, power that the male head of a family exercised over his …
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PARENT — I. ˈpa(a)rənt, ˈper- noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin parent-, parens, …
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FREE — I. ˈfrē adjective ( fre·er ˈfrēə(r), ˈfri(ə)r, -iə ; fre·est ˈfrēə̇st) Etymology: Middle English fre, free, from Old English frēo; …
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SUBSTITUTION — ˌsəbztəˈtüshən, -bst-, -tə.ˈtyü- noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English substitucion, from Middle French substitution, from Late …
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POTESTATIVE — adjective Etymology: Late Latin potestativus, from Latin potestat-, potestas power + -ivus -ive obsolete : having power or authority : …
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POTESTATE — noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English potestat, from Latin potestat-, potestas, literally, power obsolete : one having power or …
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POTESTAL — pōˈtest ə l adjective Etymology: potest as + -al : of or relating to potestas
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PODESTA — |pōdə|stä noun ( -s ) Etymology: Italian podestà, potestà, literally, power, authority, from Latin potestat-, potestas — more at potestate …
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PECULIUM — ̷ ̷ˈk(y)ülēəm noun ( plural pecu·lia -ēə) Etymology: Latin — more at peculiar 1. : the property held by a person …
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PATERFAMILIAS — |pa]d.ə(r)fəˈmilēəs, |pä], |pȧ], ]tə(r), -ēˌas noun ( -es ; see sense 1 ) Etymology: Latin, from pater father + familias, …
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MANCIPATION — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈpāshən noun ( -s ) Etymology: Latin mancipation-, mancipatio, from mancipatus + -ion-, -io -ion 1. obsolete a. : the …
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FAMILIA — fəˈmilēə, -lyə noun ( plural famili·ae -lēˌē, -lēˌī) Etymology: Latin — more at family 1. Roman law : the paterfamilias, …
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BENEFICIUM ABSTINENDI — -ˌäbztəˈnen(ˌ)dē, -ˌäpst-; -ˌabztəˈnen(ˌ)dē, -ˌdī noun Etymology: Late Latin, privilege of refusing : potestas abstinendi
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ARROGATE — -rəˌgāt, usu -ād.+V transitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Latin arrogatus, past participle of arrogare to appropriate to oneself, from …
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PODESTA — /poh des"teuh, poh'deuh stah"/ , n. 1. any of certain magistrates in Italy, as a chief magistrate in medieval towns …
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PATERFAMILIAS — — paterfamiliar , adj. — paterfamiliarly , adv. /pay'teuhr feuh mil"ee euhs, pah'-, pat'euhr-/ , n. , pl. paterfamiliases for …
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PODESTA — noun Etymology: Italian podestà, literally, power, from Latin potestat-, potestas, irregular from potis able — more at potent Date: 1548 …
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PODESTA — [po.de.sta] n [It podesta, lit., power, fr. L potestat-, potestas, irreg. fr. potis able--more at potent] (1548): a chief magistrate …
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TRIBUNE — Latin Tribunus, any of various military and civil officials in ancient Rome. Military tribunes (tribuni militum) were originally infantry commanders. …
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PATRIARCHY — hypothetical social system based on the absolute authority of the father or an elderly male over the family group. Inspired …
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MANUS — in Roman law, autocratic power of the husband over the wife, corresponding to patria potestas of the father over his …
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ROMAN LAW — the law of ancient Rome from the time of the founding of the city in 753 BC until the fall …
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AGRIPPA, MARCUS VIPSANIUS — born 63 BC? died , March, 12 BC, Campania powerful deputy of Augustus, the first Roman emperor. He was chiefly …
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МАГИСТРАТЫ — Магистраты, сенат и народ образовывали в римской республике три главных ветви власти. В руках магистратов была сосредоточена исполнительная власть, право …
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ПАТРИА — (PATRIA POTESTAS), верховная власть, которой располагал глава римской семьи, pater familias, над своей женой, сыновьями (независимо от их возраста) и …
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