senatus consultum

American  

[se-nah-toos kawn-sool-toom, suh-ney-tuhs kuhn-suhl-tuhm] / sɛˈnɑ tʊs kɔnˈsʊl tʊm, səˈneɪ təs kənˈsʌl təm /

noun

Latin.

senatus consulta plural

1. a decree of the senate of ancient Rome.

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senatus consultum British  

/ səˈnɑːtəs kənˈsʊltəm /

noun

1. a decree of the Senate of ancient Rome, taking the form of advice to a magistrate

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• senatus consulta
  plural

Example Sentences

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senatus consultum

The election of a magistrate, or the passing of a law, though made on the ground of a senatus consultum, yet required the sanction of the curiae.

From The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. by Lord, John

In the third century before our era, a Roman could say audibo or audiam, contemplor or contemplo, senatus consultum or senati consultum.

From The Common People of Ancient Rome Studies of Roman Life and Literature by Abbott, Frank Frost

One of the tribunes, without actually vetoing the senatus consultum, demanded a night for consideration.

From The Letters of Cicero, Volume 1 The Whole Extant Correspodence in Chronological Order by Shuckburgh, Evelyn S.

Later, ratification was granted according to ancestral precedent to the resolution in question, and the latter obtained the name of senatus consultum.

From Dio's Rome, Volume 4 An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During the Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form by Foster, Herbert Baldwin

In legislative measures, a senatus consultum was brought before the people by the consul, or the senator who originated the measure, after it had previously been exhibited in public for seventeen days.

From The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. by Lord, John