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familiae

familiae is the plural of familia.

Meaning of familia

Noun

familia (plural familiae)

  1. (historical) A household or religious community under one head, regarded as a unit.
    • Joska's elder brother Phuro was, however, seen as the leader of his familia. As one of the oldest males in the hamlet, with a familia that consisted of sons, bora and sons-in-law, Phuro's position as head of his familia was given by his age and by his authority as father.2007, Ada I. Engebrigtsen, Exploring Gypsiness, page 117
  2. (Roman) The paterfamilias, his legitimate descendants and their wives, all persons adopted into his family and their wives, and all slaves belonging to the household.

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Phrases with familiae

Questions about familiae

What is familiae the plural of?
Familiae is the plural of familia.

Words near familiae in the dictionary

  1. famil
  2. familar
  3. familect
  4. familects
  5. familia
  6. familiae
  7. familial
  8. familial British dementia
  9. familial DNA
  10. familial Mediterranean fever
  11. familial Mediterranean fevers

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Adapted from Wiktionary: familiae (page history and authors); familia (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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