Gratian

American  

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

noun

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

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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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Example Sentences

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

From Washington Post • Aug. 17, 2021

His nephew, Gratian, succeeded to the throne, but associated with him Theodosius, a young Spaniard of great ability, as Emperor of the East.

From A History of Germany From the Earliest Times to the Present Day by Taylor, Bayard

Gregory IX. commissioned his chaplain, the famous Raymond of Pennafort, who had been a professor of canon law in the University of Bologna, to codify all the decretals since the time of Gratian.

From The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)

Gratian, son of Valentinian, was the real sovereign in the West when the Visigoths crossed the Danube.

From A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance by Ogg, Frederic Austin

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