Daily Ancestorvitricus
Vitricus is Latin for stepfather, the mother's later husband.
Vitricus means stepfather, the man a mother married after the child's father died. It shows up in marriage entries where a stepfather gives consent and in records of guardianship.
A child living with a vitricus may later use his surname, so check baptism records under both the father's and the stepfather's name.
As seen in a recordNote in a Latin marriage entry
consentiente vitrico Georgio Hahn
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