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Term: forisfamiliate
Definition: Forisfamiliate means to free a son from his father's control by giving him land. This usually meant that the son could not inherit any more property. It is also known as forisfamiliare.
Forisfamiliate means to free a son from his father's control by giving him land. This was usually done in the past and made the son unable to inherit more property.
These examples illustrate how forisfamiliation was used in the past to free sons from their father's control and make them independent by giving them land.