Meaning of senatus | Babel Free

Definitions

1. alternative letter-case form of Senatus, the Roman Senate
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2. The Roman Senate
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3. senate, a council of elders, parliament, or similar deliberative body
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Equivalents

Examples

“O tempora, o mores! Senatus haec intellegit, consul videt; hic tamen vivit. Vivit?”

Shame on the age and on its principles! The senate is aware of these things; the consul sees them; and yet this man lives. Lives!

“‘nec nisi post annōs patuit tunc cūriā sērōs, nōmen et aetātis mīte senātus erat.’ ‘‘Nor then was the Senate-house open [to a citizen] except after [his] latter years, and [the word] Senate [itself] was the mellow name of old age.’’ (The muse Urania is speaking. “Senatus,” the Roman Senate, relates to another word that is “aetatis” or “of old age”: senex – i.e., the Senate was a council of elderly men.)”

“SENATVS POPVLVSQVE·ROMANVS”

The Senate and the People of Rome

“O tempora, o mores! Senatus haec intellegit, consul videt; hic tamen vivit. Vivit?”

Shame on the age and on its principles! The Senate is aware of these things; the consul sees them; and yet this man lives. Lives!

“SENATVS POPVLVSQVE·ROMANVS”

The Senate and the People of Rome

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