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senatour

senatour is the archaic form of senator.

Meaning of senator

Noun

senator (plural senators)

  1. A member, normally elected, in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate, as, for instance, the legislatures of the United States and Canada.
    • It was disbanded when Derrick was only six, after that grouchy old ultra-Libertarian Senator Timothy de Illy made “welfare hotel for Third-World nations” a household catchphrase.2003, Olga Gardner Galvin, The Alphabet Challenge, Page 31
  2. (dated) A member of any legislative body or parliament, particularly the British Parliament.
  3. (historical) A member of the ancient Roman Senate.
  4. (historical) A member of a governing council in other states in the ancient world.
  5. A member of the ruler’s council or governing council in general, a leading statesman.
    • Both we will raigne as Conſuls of the earth,
      And mightie kings ſhall be our Senators.c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC...
  6. (obsolete) An important church official.

See all 8 meanings of senator

Forms of senatour

pluralsenatours

Questions about senatour

What is senatour the archaic form of?
Senatour is the archaic form of senator.

Words near senatour in the dictionary

  1. senatories
  2. senators
  3. senatorship
  4. senatorships
  5. senatory
  6. senatour
  7. senatours
  8. senatress
  9. senatresses
  10. senatrices
  11. senatrix

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