In a country the Monarch is considered the “Father of the nation”. The American Republic has its “Founding Fathers”, and The Father of the Bible is the Father of The Lord’s Prayer; Our Father who art in heaven.
This is important because the state is the father, and the father names his [per] son, therefore whatever you name, you have control over. So the state makes the laws and has jurisdiction over its per-sons; its commoner citizens, as it owns them.