Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

parens patriae

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.40 in modern English

Syllables: paren-s -pa-tri-ae
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The government authority to act as the parent of a child or individual to protect them from abusive or negligent parents, legal guardian, or caretaker.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin parēns patriae (“parent of the country”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: parēns patriae

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does parens patriae mean?: The government authority to act as the parent of a child or individual to protect them from abusive or negligent parents, legal guardian, or caretaker.
Where does parens patriae come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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