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öldungaráð

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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Literally, council of elders, created from öldunga (elder, genitive plural of öldungur) +‎ ráð (council).

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Noun

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öldungaráð n (genitive singular öldungaráðs, nominative plural öldungaráð)

  1. Senate; a council with legislative, administrative, or judicial powers.
    Synonym: öldungadeild
    Rómverska öldungaráðið hafði misst megnið af völdum sínum við valdatíma Tíberíusar.
    The roman senate had lost most of its powers by the reign of Tiberius.

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