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What does patria potestās mean in Latin?
patria potestās, a phrase, means “The legal power and rights of a Roman father over his children and descendants by virtue of his paternity.”.
How do you pronounce patria potestās?
In classical Latin, [ˈpa.tri.a pɔˈtɛs.taːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈpaː.tri.a poˈtɛs.tas].