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  • In the course of time it had been found more convenient for a woman to remain after her marriage in the hand of her father, or if he were dead, in the "tutela" of a guardian (tutor), than to pass into that of her husband; for in the latter case her property became absolutely his.

    Social life at Rome in the Age of Cicero W. Warde Fowler 1884

  • The award of tutela was not completely innovative, as it was a right that had long been shared by the Vestal Virgins.

    Caesars’ Wives Annelise Freisenbruch 2010

  • On the grant of sacrosanctitas and tutela, see Hemelrijk (2005); Flory (1993); Purcell (1986, 85–87).

    Caesars’ Wives Annelise Freisenbruch 2010

  • Second, they were given immunity from tutela male guardianship, which effectively meant they had the freedom to manage their own financial affairs.

    Caesars’ Wives Annelise Freisenbruch 2010

  • So the 2001 reordering of the law by Pope John Paul II in Sacramentorum sanctitatis tutela really did give jurisdiction back to CDF.

    The secret secret of the Vatican 2010

  • Caliga Vix est bardus quod ego operor non tutela quis quisquam reputo.

    "I feel your pain. And have you ever seen The Wizard of Oz?" Ann Althouse 2009

  • Omnes urbanae res, omnia studia, omnis forensis laus et industria latet in tutela et praecidio bellicae virtutis, et simul atque increpuit suspicio tumultus, artes illico nostrae conticescunt.

    Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

  • Per mille fraudes doctosque dolos ejicitur, apud sociam paupertatem ejusque cultores divertens in eorum sinu et tutela deliciatur.

    Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

  • O curioso relato das reacções de um pelotão de soldados americanos em patrulha nas ruas do iraque, perfeitamente a leste das notícias do seu país, e com um espírito de corpo tão ferrenho que não se questionam quem os tutela.

    Leituras Artur 2006

  • BBC | US plans permanent base on Moon Não se sabe bem como, uma vez que não há fundos da NASA ainda disponíveis para este projecto, mas o organismo que tutela a exploração espacial norte-americana fez recentemente saber das suas intenções de construir uma base permanente num dos pólos lunares.

    Leituras Artur 2006

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