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pedarian

pedarian noun: one of a group of men eligible to the office of senator, but not yet chosen, who could sit and speak in the senate, but could not vote. Other authors suggest they could not even speak, but would stand on the side of the Senate with which they agreed most.

Noun

pedarian (plural pedarians)

  1. (Ancient-Rome) One of a group of men eligible to the office of senator, but not yet chosen, who could sit and speak in the senate, but could not vote. Other authors suggest they could not even speak, but would stand on the side of the Senate with which they agreed most.

Forms of pedarian

pluralpedarians

Origin of pedarian

From Latin pedarius, from pedarius (“belonging to the foot”), from pes, pedis (“foot”). So called because he might indicate his opinion by walking over to the side of the party he favoured when a vote was taken.

Questions about pedarian

What does pedarian mean?
Pedarian means one of a group of men eligible to the office of senator, but not yet chosen, who could sit and speak in the senate, but could not vote. Other authors suggest they could not even speak, but would stand on the side of the Senate with which they agreed most.
What part of speech is pedarian?
Pedarian is a noun.
What is the plural of pedarian?
The plural of pedarian is pedarians.

Words near pedarian in the dictionary

  1. pedantocrats
  2. pedantries
  3. pedantry
  4. pedants
  5. pedanty
  6. pedarian
  7. pedarians
  8. pedaries
  9. pedary
  10. pedas
  11. pedascule

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