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Gratian

American  
[gray-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

In a short time after this, he arrived to such greatness and wealth that he feared nobody, and possessed the kingdom until the reign of Gratian and Valentinian.

From Old English Chronicles by Various

From the Western emperor, Gratian, a messenger came asking that open conflict be postponed until the army from Rome could join that from Constantinople.

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

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 Henry Charles Lea

Isidore and Gratian have transformed the pope into a universal administrator.

From The Power Of The Popes by Pierre Claude Fran?ois Daunou

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