Meaning of familia | Babel Free

Definitions

1. a household (all persons subject to the control of one man (whether relations, freedmen or slaves))
   declension-1, feminine
2. the slaves of a household, servants
   declension-1, feminine
3. a group of slaves stationed in one place; a brigade, gang (used for some purpose)
   declension-1, feminine
4. one's personal retinue
   declension-1, feminine
5. a family, kin (a group of people closely related to one another)
   declension-1, feminine
6. an intellectual school (e.g., of philosophy)
   declension-1, feminine
7. an estate (sometimes distinct from pecūnia and possibly restricted to rēs mancipī)
   declension-1, feminine

Equivalents

Examples

“Hae familiae Nōē iū̆xtā populōs et nātiōnēs suās. Ab hīs dīvīsae sunt gentēs in Terrā post dīluvium.”

These are the families of Noah, according to their peoples and tribes. From them split the nations on Earth after the deluge.

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