“own” in Latin

Belonging to or proceeding from one’s self, proprius. But it is usually expressed by the possessive pronouns meus, tuus, suus, etc., or by ipsius, or more strongly by meus (tuus, etc.) ipsius, or simply by ipse; e.g., he had written it with his own hand, ipsius (or sua ipsius) manu scriptum erat; ipse scripserat: I have seen it with my own eyes, ipse vidi; praesens vidi: I quote the prince’s own words, ipsa principis verba referam: through my own fault, mea culpa: by one’s own exertions, meo (suo, etc.) Marte (also with ut dicitur; Vid: Cic., Off., 3, 7, 34; Verro, 3, 4, 9. ☞ Avoid proprio Marte): with one’s own hand, manu mea (tua, etc.) factus (made) or scriptus (written): a letter written with one’s own hand, epistola, quam mea manu scripsi; litterae autographae (Suet., Oct., 87); litterae ipsius manu scriptae; chirographum (one’s handwriting, autograph) with one’s own hand, by one’s own means, propriis viribus (by one’s own strength or power); sumtu privato (at one’s own cost or expense; e.g., bellum gerere; Vid: Liv., 2, 53 fy 47).

That one can use or apply to his own advantage, proprius (opposed to communis or alienus; ☞ in Cic., always with a genitive, to which the passage, Cic., Rosc., Am., 8, 21, tria praedia Capitoni propria traduntur, is no objection, since Capitoni depends on traduntur: in other writers also with a dative): peculiaris (that which one has for his own person and advantage): privatus (that belongs to one as his private property; opposed to publicus): domesticus (that concerns one’s own family). (The words are found in this connection and order.) domesticus et privatus (e.g., domesticae et privatae res; opposed to publicae): privus (proper to one’s self, one’s very own). Here, also, the possesive pronouns are frequently sufficient, to which, also, proprius may be added for emphasis; e.g., suo annulo signare; calamitatem propriam suam queri: one’s own house, aedes peculiares (Pompon. Dig., 15, 1, 22): he has taken away everything that was our own, ademit nobis omnia, quae nostra erant propria: to make anything one’s own, proprium sibi facere aliquid (so as to be able to dispose of it; Vid: Hor., Sat., 2, 6, 5): sibi acquirere in aliquid (to acquire as one’s property): discere, percipere aliquid (by learning: ☞ in succum et sanguinem vertere is without any warrant): a rich man who sails in his own yacht, dives, quem ducit priva triremis (poetical): each vessel has its own lid, opercula sunt doliis priva.

To possess, rem possidere, habere; re frui.

To recognize, acknowledge, agnoscere, cognoscere (to recognize anything as being what it is): appellare aliquem (with an accusative of the title; to declare anyone to be such or such a person): probare, comprobare (to approve of). To own one as his son, agnoscere aliquem filium (opposed to abdicare filium): to own anyone as king, regem appellare aliquem (to declare anyone king): alicui parere (to obey anyone; opposed to detrectare alicujus imperium).

To confess, fateor (mostly implying a previous question): confiteor, profiteor (confiteor, reluctantly, from being unable to conceal; profiteor, freely, openly; often joined with prae se ferre): to own a debt, confiteri aes alienum (XII. Tabb. ap. Gell., etc.); confiteri nomen; fateri se debere (opposed to infitiari debitum): to own a fault or crime, confiteri peccatum (Cic.) or se peccasse.