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

No colony was established without a lex, plebisc�tum, or senatus consultum.

From Ancient Rome : from the earliest times down to 476 A. D. by Pennell, Robert Franklin

Moreover, nothing in Roman history indicates that to the validity of a senatus consultum it was necessary to count the vacant domains of the sacred territory.

From The American Republic : constitution, tendencies and destiny by Brownson, Orestes Augustus

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

The senatus consultum required for the apotheosis of an Emperor was not, so far as we know, obtained in the case of Antinous.

From Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series by Symonds, John Addington

The election of a magistrate, or the passing of a law, though made on the ground of a senatus consultum, yet required the sanction of the curiae.

From The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. by Lord, John