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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pa•tri•a po•tes•tas (pā′trē ə pō tes′təs, pä′-, pa′-; Lat. pä′tri ä′ pō tes′täs),USA pronunciation Roman Law.- Lawthe 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.
- Latin: literally, paternal power
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