familia ae (with pater, mater, filius, the old gen. familias is freq.), f
famulus,
the slaves in a household, a household establishment, family servants,
domestics
: familia, quae constet ex servis pluribus: emere familiam a
Catone: armare familiam, Cs.: Aesopus domino
solus cum esset familia,
his one servant
, Ph.: Martis,
serfs of the temple
: omnem suam familiam undique cogere,
vassals
, Cs.—
An estate, family property, fortune
: herciscundae familiae causam agere: decem dierum vix mihi
est familiā,
means of support
, T.—
A household, family; genit
. (familias or familiae), with pater, mater, or filia: pater familias,
head of a family, householder
: sicut unus pater familias loquor,
as a plain citizen
: pater familiae, Cs.: pauci milites patresque familiae, Cs.: patres familias, qui liberos habent, etc.: patres familiarum:
mater familias,
a matron, mistress of a household
: mater familiae, L.: matres familiae, Cs.: matribus familias vim
attulisse: matres familiarum, S.: filii
familiarum,
minors, sons in tutelage
, S.—
A family, family connection, kindred
(as part of a gens): tanta, T.: nobilissima:
familiam dedecoras, T.: dedecus familiae:
primus in eam familiam attulit consulatum: familiā prope
exstinctā, S.—
A family, the members of a household
: Philippi domūs et familiae
inimicissimi, N.—
A company, sect, school, troop
: singulae familiae litem tibi intenderent: tota
Peripateticorum: familiae dissentientes inter se: gladiatoriae,
S.: Lucius familiam ducit,
is first
: familiam ducit in iure civili,
stands highest
.