senatus consultum

[ se-nah-toos kawn-sool-toom; English suh-ney-tuhs kuhn-suhl-tuhm ]

noun

, Latin.

, plural se·na·tus con·sul·ta [se-, nah, -toos kawn-, sool, -tah, s, uh, -, ney, -t, uh, s k, uh, n-, suhl, -t, uh].

1. a decree of the senate of ancient Rome.

senatus consultum

/ səˈnɑːtəs kənˈsʊltəm /

noun

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

Example Sentences

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

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This is what they call "consulting the Senate," and the judgment of the majority is a senatus consultum (decree of the Senate).

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Chevalier, you walk up to the table, you pick up the documents one by one, and you say: 'Senatus-Consultum.

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Piedmont had been incorporated as a French province by a senatus consultum in September.

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On September 21st, 1802, appeared a senatus consultum ordering the incorporation of Piedmont in France.

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