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Gratian

American  
[grey-shee-uhn, -shuhn] / ˈgreɪ ʃi ən, -ʃən /

noun

  1. Flavius Gratianus, a.d. 359–383, Roman emperor 375–383.


Gratian British  
/ ˈɡreɪʃɪən /

noun

  1. Latin name Flavius Gratianus. 359–383 ad , Roman emperor (367–383): ruled with his father Valentinian I (367–375); ruled the Western Roman Empire with his brother Valentinian II (375-83); appointed Theodosius I emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire (379)

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She and a male lemur, Gratian, mated and produced five offspring at the zoo.

From Washington Post Aug. 17, 2021

The division, however, was merely nominal, and the real authority remained in the hands of Gratian.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various

As early as the time of Gratian, infamous and heretical witnesses were receivable against heretics.

From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I by Lea, Henry Charles

Guanius was king of the Huns, and Melga of the Picts, whom Gratian had engaged in his party, and had sent him into Germany to harass those of Maximian's party along the sea-coasts.

From Old English Chronicles by Various

The importance of the question in the twelfth century is shown by the number of canons devoted to it by Gratian.

From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I by Lea, Henry Charles

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