Senatorian

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    senatorial not-comparable

    "If a man of senatorian rank should marry a woman of libertine condition, she would not be his wife while he retained his dignity, but she would nevertheless be in a condition to become his wife, if he should lose it."

Example

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"If a man of senatorian rank should marry a woman of libertine condition, she would not be his wife while he retained his dignity, but she would nevertheless be in a condition to become his wife, if he should lose it."

Etymology

From Latin senātōrius + -an. By surface analysis, senator + -ian.

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