familia
fa·mil·ia [ fəˈmilēə]
[fəˈmilēə]
plural familiae\ -lēˌē , -lēˌī \
1 Roman law : the paterfamilias, his legitimate descendants and their wives, and all persons adopted into his family and their wives — compare potestas 2 old English law a : the servants of one master
b : a quantity of land adequate for the maintenance of one family
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