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a man's home is his castle

a man's home is his castle proverb: a proverbial expression of personal privacy and security.

Proverb

a man's home is his castle

  1. A proverbial expression of personal privacy and security.

a man's home is his castle meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Arabic

a man's home is his castle in Hindi

proverbial expression of personal privacy and security
आदमी का घर उसका महल होता है ādmī kā ghar uskā mahal hotā hai

a man's home is his castle in Urdu

proverbial expression of personal privacy and security
آدمی کا گھر اسکا محل ہوتا ہے

a man's home is his castle in Bengali

proverbial expression of personal privacy and security
পুরুষের বাড়ি তার দুর্গ puruśer baṛi tar durgo

a man's home is his castle in Arabic

proverbial expression of personal privacy and security
بيت الرجل قصره
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a man's home is his castle in Myanmar
ေယာကၤ်ားတစ္ေယာက္ရဲ႕အိမ္ဟာ, လုံျခံဳေႏြးေႏြးမႈရွိတယ္

Synonyms of a man's home is his castle

Origin of a man's home is his castle

Traditional; the sentiment dates back to Roman times: : quid enim sanctius, quid omni religione munitius, quam domus unusquisque civium? : What more sacred, what more strongly guarded by every holy feeling, than a man's own home? : —Cicero In English, see Book 4, Chapter 16 of William Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England: : And the law of England has so particular and tender a regard to the immunity of a man's house, that it stiles it his castle, and will never suffer it to be violated with immunity: agreeing herein with the sentiments of ancient Rome, as expressed in the works of Tully; quid enim sanctius, quid omni religione munitius, quam domus unusquisque civium?

Questions about a man's home is his castle

What does a man's home is his castle mean?
A man's home is his castle means a proverbial expression of personal privacy and security.
What is a man's home is his castle in Hindi?
A man's home is his castle in Hindi is आदमी का घर उसका महल होता है (ādmī kā ghar uskā mahal hotā hai). See A man's home is his castle meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is a man's home is his castle?
A man's home is his castle is a proverb.

Words near a man's home is his castle in the dictionary

  1. a magician never reveals his secrets
  2. a magician never reveals their secrets
  3. A major
  4. a man is known by the company he keeps
  5. a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do
  6. a man's home is his castle
  7. A Mariña Occidental
  8. a matter
  9. a mensa et thoro
  10. a mile wide and an inch deep
  11. a mind is a terrible thing to waste

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