Customs - Roman Family Flashcards
1
Q
alieno inri subiectus
A
dependent
2
Q
tutor
A
guardian of underage son or unmarried daughter of pater familias - must be of same gens
3
Q
gens
A
group of people with same gens
4
Q
gentiles
A
members of gens
5
Q
stirps
A
group of people with same cognomen
6
Q
agnatio
A
relation through males
7
Q
cognatio
A
blood relation
8
Q
pater
A
father
9
Q
mater
A
mother
10
Q
filius
A
son
11
Q
filia
A
daughter
12
Q
frater
A
brother
13
Q
soror
A
sister
14
Q
avus
A
grandfather
15
Q
avia
A
grandmother
16
Q
patruus
A
uncle on father’s side
17
Q
amita
A
aunt on father’s side
18
Q
avunculus
A
uncle on mother’s side
19
Q
matertera
A
aunt on mother’s side
20
Q
nepos
A
grandson/nephew
21
Q
neptis
A
granddaughter/niece
22
Q
patruelis
A
cousin on father’s side
23
Q
consobrinus
A
cousin on mother’s side
24
Q
propior sobrino/sobrina
A
parent’s cousin (first cousin once removed)
25
sobrinus
child of parent's cousin (second cousin)
26
ius osculi
right to kiss - people within 6th degree of familial relation have this
27
adfines
relatives through marriage
28
adfinitas
relation through marriage
29
gener
son-in-law
30
nurus
daughter-in-law
31
socer
father-in-law
32
socrus
mother-in-law
33
privignus
stepson
34
privigna
stepdaughter
35
vitricus
stepfather
36
noverca
stepmother
37
ianitrices
women who married brothers
38
adoptio
adoption of son
39
adrogatio
adoption of pater familias
40
patria potestas/patria maiestas/patrium ius/imperium paternum
power of father of household over his family
41
limitations to patria potestas
no child killed until 3rd year, can't sell married son as a slave
42
iudicium domesticum
pater familias called council of relatives and friends when contemplating severe punishment
43
peculia
pater familias assigned children with their own property
44
patrimonium profundere
to prove untrue to pater familias' trust
45
extinction of potestas
death of pater familias, emancipio filii/filiae, pater familias' loss of citizenship, son becomes flamen dialis or daughter becomes virgo vestalis, father/child adopted, daughter passes in manum to husband, son went into office
46
manus
power of man over his wife
47
loco filiae
wife took share of daughter
48
iudicium domesticum
manus; man couldn't sell wife, divorce without good cause = loss of property
49
dominica potestas
power of pater familias over slaves and inanimate objects
