What did the legal concept of patria potestas mean?

A. The male head of the household was the legal head of the household.
B. Women had equal rights within the household.
C. A free man could not be property because he could own property.
D. To form contracts and marriage alliances
E. Servants and slaves were under the authority of the woman of the house.


Answer: A

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