Customs - Roman Family

Question 1

alieno inri subiectus

Answer 1

dependent

Question 2

tutor

Answer 2

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

Question 3

gens

Answer 3

group of people with same gens

Question 4

gentiles

Answer 4

members of gens

Question 5

stirps

Answer 5

group of people with same cognomen

Question 6

agnatio

Answer 6

relation through males

Question 7

cognatio

Answer 7

blood relation

Question 8

pater

Answer 8

father

Question 9

mater

Answer 9

mother

Question 10

filius

Answer 10

son

Question 11

filia

Answer 11

daughter

Question 12

frater

Answer 12

brother

Question 13

soror

Answer 13

sister

Question 14

avus

Answer 14

grandfather

Question 15

avia

Answer 15

grandmother

Question 16

patruus

Answer 16

uncle on father’s side

Question 17

amita

Answer 17

aunt on father’s side

Question 18

avunculus

Answer 18

uncle on mother’s side

Question 19

matertera

Answer 19

aunt on mother’s side

Question 20

nepos

Answer 20

grandson/nephew

Question 21

neptis

Answer 21

granddaughter/niece

Question 22

patruelis

Answer 22

cousin on father’s side

Question 23

consobrinus

Answer 23

cousin on mother’s side

Question 24

propior sobrino/sobrina

Answer 24

parent’s cousin (first cousin once removed)

Question 25

sobrinus

Answer 25

child of parent’s cousin (second cousin)

Question 26

ius osculi

Answer 26

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

Question 27

adfines

Answer 27

relatives through marriage

Question 28

adfinitas

Answer 28

relation through marriage

Question 29

gener

Answer 29

son-in-law

Question 30

nurus

Answer 30

daughter-in-law

Question 31

socer

Answer 31

father-in-law

Question 32

socrus

Answer 32

mother-in-law

Question 33

privignus

Answer 33

stepson

Question 34

privigna

Answer 34

stepdaughter

Question 35

vitricus

Answer 35

stepfather

Question 36

noverca

Answer 36

stepmother

Question 37

ianitrices

Answer 37

women who married brothers

Question 38

adoptio

Answer 38

adoption of son

Question 39

adrogatio

Answer 39

adoption of pater familias

Question 40

patria potestas/patria maiestas/patrium ius/imperium paternum

Answer 40

power of father of household over his family

Question 41

limitations to patria potestas

Answer 41

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

Question 42

iudicium domesticum

Answer 42

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

Question 43

peculia

Answer 43

pater familias assigned children with their own property

Question 44

patrimonium profundere

Answer 44

to prove untrue to pater familias’ trust

Question 45

extinction of potestas

Answer 45

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

Question 46

manus

Answer 46

power of man over his wife

Question 47

loco filiae

Answer 47

wife took share of daughter

Question 48

iudicium domesticum

Answer 48

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

Question 49

dominica potestas

Answer 49

power of pater familias over slaves and inanimate objects