patria potestas
[ 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 /
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,
patri-,
patria potestas,
patrial,
patriarch,
patriarchal,
patriarchal cross,
patriarchalism
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