senātus ūs （gen. senatī, S., C.), m
SEN-.— In Rome,
the council of the elders, council of state, Senate, body of senators
(see senator): Romuli senatus, qui constabat ex optimatibus: cum potestas in
populo, auctoritas in senatu sit: senatus populusque Romanus (often written
S. P. Q. R.), i. e.
the republic
: senatūs consultum,
a decree of the Senate
: senati decreto missi, S.: omnia, de quibus senatus censuit: in senatum venire non potuit,
become a senator
: de cooptando senatu,
choosing
: ut et veterem senatum tollatis et novom
cooptetis, L.: senatu movere, S.:
a censoribus ex senatu eiectus: seminarium
senatūs, i. e.
the order of Knights
(from which new senators were selected), L.—
A meeting of the Senate, session
: senatus frequens convenit,
a quorum
: senatum cito cogere: eo die non fuit senatus neque
postero,
no session
: eodem die Tyriis (legatis) est senatus datus
frequens, i. e.
a quorum gave audience
: dimittere senatum: multa eius in senatu provisa
prudenter,
in the meetings of the Senate
: in senatum venire,
attend
.—In other nations,
a Senate, council of state
: Aeduorum, Cs.: Venetorum, Cs.
