Mater-Familias
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
In civil law. The mother of a family; the mistress of a family- A chaste woman, married or single. Calv. Lex, MATERIA (Lat.) In the Civil Law. Materials; as distinguished from species, or the form given by labor and skill. Dig. 41. 1. 7. 7-12; Pleta, lib. 3, c. 2, § 14. Materials (wood) for building, as distinguished from "lignum." Dig. 32. 55. pr. In English Law. Matter; substance; subject matter. 3 Bl. Comm. 322,
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
In Civil Law. The mother of a family; the mistress of a family. A chaste woman, married or single. Calvlnus. Lex.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Lat.
In the civll law. The mother or mistress of a family. A chaste woman, married or single. Calvin.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
Lat.
In the civil law. The mother or mistress of a family. A chaste woman, married oe. or; single, Calvin.: