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familia

/fəˈmɪliə/ /fəˈmɪljə/

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noun

Famille (au sens du droit romain)

(Roman law) The paterfamilias, his legitimate descendants and their wives, and all persons adopted into his family and their wives.

Examples :

"In Roman law, the responsibility for the actions of everyone within the familia rested ultimately with the paterfamilias. "

En droit romain, la responsabilité des actes de tous les membres de la famille incombait en dernier ressort au pater familias.

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noun

Foyer, maisonnée

A household or religious community under one head, regarded as a unit.

Examples :

"The farmer's familia, including his children and farmhands, worked together from sunrise to sunset. "

La maisonnée du fermier, y compris ses enfants et ses ouvriers agricoles, travaillait ensemble du lever au coucher du soleil.

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