senatorian

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin senātōrius +‎ -an.[1] By surface analysis, senator +‎ -ian.

Adjective

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senatorian (not comparable)

  1. senatorial
    • 1826, Hector Davies Morgan, The doctrine and law of marriage, adultery, and divorce, page 219:
      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.
    • 1832-1834, Thomas De Quincey, "The Caesars", in Blackwood's Magazine
      within the senatorian jurisdiction, these governors, with the title of Proconsuls, were to have no military power whatsoever

References

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  1. ^ senatorian, adj. and n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

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