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a man's home is his castle en · X

Etymology

Traditional; the sentiment dates back to Roman times: : quid enim sanctius, quid omni religione munitius, quam domus unusquisque civium? : What more sacred, what more strongly guarded by every holy feeling, than a man's own home? : —Cicero In English, see Book 4, Chapter 16 of William Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England: : And the law of England has so particular and tender a regard to the immunity of a man's house, that it stiles it his castle, and will never suffer it to be violated with immunity: agreeing herein with the sentiments of ancient Rome, as expressed in the works of Tully; quid enim sanctius, quid omni religione munitius, quam domus unusquisque civium?

Meanings

  1. A proverbial expression of personal privacy and security.

Relateds

knock-and-announce · castle doctrine

Synonyms

an Englishman's home is his castle

Translations (13)

fr cordonnier est maître chez lui (proverbial expression of personal privacy and security) · fi kotini on linnani (proverbial expression of personal privacy and security) · ur آدمی کا گھر اسکا محل ہوتا ہے (proverbial expression of personal privacy and security) · fr charbonnier est maître chez lui (proverbial expression of personal privacy and security) · pl pan na zagrodzie równy wojewodzie (proverbial expression of personal privacy and security) · fr charbonnier est maître en sa demeure (proverbial expression of personal privacy and security) · my လုံျခံဳေႏြးေႏြးမႈရွိတယ္ (proverbial expression of personal privacy and security) · my ေယာကၤ်ားတစ္ေယာက္ရဲ႕အိမ္ဟာ (proverbial expression of personal privacy and security) · pt a casa de um homem é o seu castelo (proverbial expression of personal privacy and security) · ar بيت الرجل قصره (proverbial expression of personal privacy and security) · tr Erkeğin evisi onun sarayı (proverbial expression of personal privacy and security) · bn পুরুষের বাড়ি তার দুর্গ (proverbial expression of personal privacy and security) · hi आदमी का घर उसका महल होता है (proverbial expression of personal privacy and security)