Customs - Roman Family Flashcards

1
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alieno inri subiectus

A

dependent

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2
Q

tutor

A

guardian of underage son or unmarried daughter of pater familias - must be of same gens

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3
Q

gens

A

group of people with same gens

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4
Q

gentiles

A

members of gens

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5
Q

stirps

A

group of people with same cognomen

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6
Q

agnatio

A

relation through males

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7
Q

cognatio

A

blood relation

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8
Q

pater

A

father

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9
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mater

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mother

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10
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filius

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son

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11
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filia

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daughter

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12
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frater

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brother

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13
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soror

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sister

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14
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avus

A

grandfather

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15
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avia

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grandmother

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16
Q

patruus

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uncle on father’s side

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17
Q

amita

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aunt on father’s side

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18
Q

avunculus

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uncle on mother’s side

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19
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matertera

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aunt on mother’s side

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20
Q

nepos

A

grandson/nephew

21
Q

neptis

A

granddaughter/niece

22
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patruelis

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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
Q

sobrinus

A

child of parent’s cousin (second cousin)

26
Q

ius osculi

A

right to kiss - people within 6th degree of familial relation have this

27
Q

adfines

A

relatives through marriage

28
Q

adfinitas

A

relation through marriage

29
Q

gener

A

son-in-law

30
Q

nurus

A

daughter-in-law

31
Q

socer

A

father-in-law

32
Q

socrus

A

mother-in-law

33
Q

privignus

A

stepson

34
Q

privigna

A

stepdaughter

35
Q

vitricus

A

stepfather

36
Q

noverca

A

stepmother

37
Q

ianitrices

A

women who married brothers

38
Q

adoptio

A

adoption of son

39
Q

adrogatio

A

adoption of pater familias

40
Q

patria potestas/patria maiestas/patrium ius/imperium paternum

A

power of father of household over his family

41
Q

limitations to patria potestas

A

no child killed until 3rd year, can’t sell married son as a slave

42
Q

iudicium domesticum

A

pater familias called council of relatives and friends when contemplating severe punishment

43
Q

peculia

A

pater familias assigned children with their own property

44
Q

patrimonium profundere

A

to prove untrue to pater familias’ trust

45
Q

extinction of potestas

A

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
Q

manus

A

power of man over his wife

47
Q

loco filiae

A

wife took share of daughter

48
Q

iudicium domesticum

A

manus; man couldn’t sell wife, divorce without good cause = loss of property

49
Q

dominica potestas

A

power of pater familias over slaves and inanimate objects