genius familiae

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Etymology

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From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin genius (“lar”) + familiae (“of (a) person”), genitive singular form of familia (“family”, “household”) = “(guardian) spirit of a family”.

Noun

genius familiae (plural genii familia or genii familiae)

  1. A spirit presiding over or guarding a family or household.
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