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.

plural

senatus consulta

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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Example Sentences

The senatus consultum of the 28th of Flor�al, year 12, conferred on Napoleon the imperial dignity, and made it hereditary in his family.

From Memoirs of the Private Life, Return, and Reign of Napoleon in 1815, Vol. I by Fleury de Chaboulon, Pierre Alexandre Édouard, baron

The decree of the senate, which usually preceded the nomination of this magistrate, "dent operam consules, nequid respublica detrimenti capiat," was called the senatus consultum ultimae necessitatis.

From Commentaries on the Laws of England Book the First by Blackstone, William, Sir

A part of the territory of Liguria and Cisalpine Gaul was confiscated and a senatus consultum ordered a distribution of this land to the commons.

From Public Lands and Agrarian Laws of the Roman Republic by Stephenson, Andrew

Within three days a senatus consultum was ready recommending the desired change to another plebiscite.

From A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) by Emerson, Edwin

The practice seems to have been, in case of tribunician veto, to take the vote, which remained as an auctoritas senatus, but was not a senatus consultum unless the tribune was induced to withdraw.

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