patria potestas

pa·tri·a po·tes·tas

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pey-tree-uh poh-tes-tuh s, pah-, pa-; Latin pah-tri-ah poh-tes-tahs]
- /ˈpeɪ tri ə poʊˈtɛs təs, ˈpɑ-, ˈpæ-; Latin ˈpɑ trɪˌɑ poʊˈtɛs tɑs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pey-tree-uh poh-tes-tuh s, pah-, pa-; Latin pah-tri-ah poh-tes-tahs]
- /ˈpeɪ tri ə poʊˈtɛs təs, ˈpɑ-, ˈpæ-; Latin ˈpɑ trɪˌɑ poʊˈtɛs tɑs/

Definition of patria potestas words

noun patria potestas 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. 1

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