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Civil law. Paternal power; the authority which is lawfully exercised by the father over his children. Latin: In Roman law. Paternal authority; the paternal power. This term denotes the aggregate of those peculiar powers and rights which, by the civil law of Rome, belonged to the head of a family in respect to his wife, children, (natural or adopted,) and any more remote … [Read more...] about PATRIA POTESTAS

An obvious flaw that is capable of being seen on the surface with casual inspection (as opposed to a latent defect.) … [Read more...] about PATENT DEFECT

Patria potestas, The, authority lawfully exercised by parents, over their children. It will be proper to consider, 1. Who are entitled to exercise this power. 2. Who are subject to it. 3. The extent of this power. 2. 1. As a general rule the father is entitled to exert the paternal power over his children. But for certain reasons, when the father acts improperly, and against … [Read more...] about PATERNAL POWER

The chief bishop over several countries or provinces, as an archbishop is of several dioceses. Godb. 20. … [Read more...] about PATRIARCH

A part of a patent application where visual drawings are included that assist in describing the invention in detail. The drawing must be included unless doing so would be unnecessary, for example, a formula that can be described adequately in words. … [Read more...] about PATENT DRAWING