familia

Definition

A household or religious community under one head, regarded as a unit.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin familia (“family”). Doublet of family.

Example Sentences

• "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."