familia

noun

fa·​mil·​ia

fəˈmilēə,

-lyə

plural familiae

-lēˌē,

-lēˌī

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

Word History

Etymology

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