senate
/ˈsenət/SEH-nuht
/ˈsɛnət/SEH-nuht
Meaninga council of elders
Common meaning: an assembly or council, originally of elders
- senold; an old manLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1669 · scan
- ateverb or adjective ending: to make, having
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin senex ‘old; an old man’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry senex, p. 1669 · dictionary scan
Roots
- senex, senis Latin “old; an old man”
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