Senatus

See also: senatus

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French Senatus. This surname is mostly found in Haiti.

Proper noun

Senatus (plural Senatuses)

1. A surname from French.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Senatus is the 35721^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 629 individuals. Senatus is most common among Black/African American (92.21%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Senatus”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• nasutes, sun teas, unseats

Latin

Alternative forms

• senatus

Etymology

From senatus, from senex (“old, old man”) +‎ -ātus (“-ate: forming abstract nouns”), a council of elders.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /seˈnaː.tus/, [s̠ɛˈnäːt̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /seˈna.tus/, [seˈnäːt̪us]

Noun

Senātus m sg (genitive Senātūs); fourth declension

1. The Roman Senate
   • 63 BCE, Cicero, Catiline Orations Oratio in Catilinam Prima in Senatu Habita.2:

     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!

   • c. 82 C.E., Arch of Titus:

     SENATVS
     POPVLVSQVE·ROMANVS

     The Senate and the People of Rome

Declension

Fourth-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Senātus
Genitive	Senātūs
Dative	Senātuī
Accusative	Senātum
Ablative	Senātū
Vocative	Senātus

Note: Old forms of the genitive singular are Senātuis and Senātī.

Derived terms

• SC
• SCU
• Senatus consultum
• Senatus consultum ultimum
• senāculum
• SPQR

 

Related terms

• senex
• senātor
• senātrīx
• senātōrius