domus
9.9
A Roman family group including members, slaves, and people who depend on them
- noun
- /ˈdoʊməs/
- Archaic
:
domus
- Every morning, the members of the domus gathered in the atrium to discuss their daily tasks.
Examples
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Except that domus takes the...?
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In ancient Rome, a wealthy patrician's domus was bustling with family members and slaves.
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The domus served as both a home and a center of economic activity for the Roman family.
Synonyms
family unit
vsdomus
23
1.8
A group of parents and their children who live together
includes other members like slaves and dependents and serves as an economic unit
How Large
clan
217
2.9
217
2.9
extended family
53
2.7
53
2.7
domus
- Archaic
household
505
1.0
505
1.0
nuclear family
14
2.1
14
2.1
individual
∞
2.3
∞
2.3
Surface Forms
Etymology
Domus also meant the household, the family, slaves, and other people who lived and worked together in one home in ancient Rome. This idea lives on in English words like domestic, which are about 'home' and family life, so domus can mean the social household as well.