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Term: Amita
Definition: Amita is a Latin word used in civil law to describe a special family member. Amita is the sister of someone's father, which means she is an aunt on the father's side of the family. Amita can also be used in plural form, which is amitae.
Amita is a term used in civil law to refer to the sister of one's father, or an aunt on the father's side.
These examples show how amita is used to refer to a person's aunt on their father's side. The first example states that the speaker's dad's sister is their amita, while the second example shows a visit to an amita and the relationship they have with the speaker's father.