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Definition of Paterfamilias

1. Noun. The male head of family or tribe.

Definition of Paterfamilias

1. n. The head of a family; in a large sense, the proprietor of an estate; one who is his own master.

Definition of Paterfamilias

1. [n PATRESFAMILIAS]

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Literary usage of Paterfamilias

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1. The Institutes: A Textbook of the History and System of Roman Private Law by Rudolf Sohm, Bernhard Erwin Grüber (1907)
"paterfamilias is the generic name for a homo sui juris, whether child or adult, ... As regards public law the distinction between paterfamilias and ..."

2. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1891)
"Higgins's letters to the ' Times,' under various signatures, such as 'Civilian,' ' paterfamilias,' ' Mother of Six,' ' A Thirsty Soul,' &c., ..."

3. Historical Introduction to the Private Law of Rome by James Muirhead, Henry Goudy (1899)
"2 Familia and "family" are used in this section solely to designate the group of persons subject to the same paterfamilias [familia proprio jure]. ..."

4. The World's Legal Philosophies by Fritz Berolzheimer (1912)
"2: THE "paterfamilias" AS THE CENTER OF ROMAN LAW. To speak of early Roman law as non-ethical describes it negatively, as unaffected by ethical ..."

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