‖ seˈnatus conˈsultum
Pl. consulta. Also anglicized senatus consult.
[L.; senātūs genit. of senātus senate, consultum consult n.1]
a. A decree of the ancient Roman senate. b. A decree of the ‘senate’ in certain modern states, e.g. France under Napoleon I and Napoleon III.
| 1696 B. Kennett Romæ Ant. Not. ii. iii. ii. (1717) 103 A Senatus-Consultum was accordingly wrote by the publick Notaries. 1758 Chesterfield Lett. to Son cxiv. (1774) II. 418, I will lay out twelve ducats for twelve bottles of the wine..if you can obtain a senatus consultum for it. 1813 Examiner 4 Jan. 4/1 [tr. French] The Senatus Consultum of last September. 1875 Poste tr. Instit. Gaius i. §4 A senatus-consult is a command and ordinance of the senate. 1886 Muirhead in Encycl. Brit. XX. 704/2 In the imperial council, where the drafts of the senatus consults were prepared. |