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

There happened to be at that time a great contest between Maximian and the two emperors, Gratian and Valentinian, on account of his being refused the third part of the empire, which he demanded.

From Old English Chronicles by Various

Less than twenty years after, the Emperor Gratian refused the title of Supreme Pontiff.

From Sermons by Lightfoot, J. B.

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

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

British army, alarmed by the inroads of barbarians, and actuated by a spirit of revolt against Roman authority, set up three local emperors in rapid succession: Marcus, Gratian, and Constantine.

From Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England by Bede, Cuthbert