senatus consultum
a decree of the senate of ancient Rome.
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How to use senatus consultum in a sentence
Within three days a senatus consultum was ready recommending the desired change to another plebiscite.
A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year | Edwin EmersonThis is what they call "consulting the Senate," and the judgment of the majority is a senatus consultum (decree of the Senate).
History Of Ancient Civilization | Charles SeignobosChevalier, you walk up to the table, you pick up the documents one by one, and you say: 'Senatus-Consultum.
A Mummer's Tale | Anatole FrancePiedmont had been incorporated as a French province by a senatus consultum in September.
Talleyrand | Joseph McCabeOn September 21st, 1802, appeared a senatus consultum ordering the incorporation of Piedmont in France.
The Life of Napoleon I (Volumes, 1 and 2) | John Holland Rose
British Dictionary definitions for senatus consultum
/ Latin (səˈnɑːtəs kənˈsʊltəm) /
a decree of the Senate of ancient Rome, taking the form of advice to a magistrate
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