patria potestas

[ pey-tree-uh poh-tes-tuhs, pah-, pa-; Latin pah-tri-ah poh-tes-tahs ]

/ ˈpeɪ tri ə poʊˈtɛs təs, ˈpɑ-, ˈpæ-; Latin ˈpɑ trɪˌɑ poʊˈtɛs tɑs /

noun Roman Law.

the power vested in the paterfamilias or head of the Roman family with respect to his wife, natural or adopted children, and agnatic descendants: title to family property is vested exclusively in the paterfamilias. Property acquired by a family member becomes family property, and no family member can enter into a transaction in his or her own right.

Origin of patria potestas

<Latin: literally, paternal power

Words nearby patria potestas

Patras, patres conscripti, patresfamilias, Patri, patrial, patria potestas, patriarch, patriarchal, patriarchal cross, patriarchalism, patriarchate

Example sentences from the Web for patria potestas

And why is the “patria-potestas” well-nigh unlimited if not for precisely the same reason?
Armenian Legends and Festivals|Louis A. Boettiger

单词	patria potestas
释义	patria potestas [ pey-tree-uh poh-tes-tuhs, pah-, pa-; Latin pah-tri-ah poh-tes-tahs ] / ˈpeɪ tri ə poʊˈtɛs təs, ˈpɑ-, ˈpæ-; Latin ˈpɑ trɪˌɑ poʊˈtɛs tɑs / noun Roman Law. the power vested in the paterfamilias or head of the Roman family with respect to his wife, natural or adopted children, and agnatic descendants: title to family property is vested exclusively in the paterfamilias. Property acquired by a family member becomes family property, and no family member can enter into a transaction in his or her own right. Origin of patria potestas <Latin: literally, paternal power Words nearby patria potestas Patras, patres conscripti, patresfamilias, Patri, patrial, patria potestas, patriarch, patriarchal, patriarchal cross, patriarchalism, patriarchate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for patria potestas And why is the “patria-potestas” well-nigh unlimited if not for precisely the same reason? Armenian Legends and Festivals\|Louis A. Boettiger
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