senatorian

English

Etymology

From Latin senātōrius +‎ -an. By surface analysis, senator +‎ -ian.

Adjective

senatorian (not comparable)

1. senatorial
   • 1826, Hector Davies Morgan, The doctrine and law of marriage, adultery, and divorce, page 219:

     If a man of senatorian rank should marry a woman of libertine condition, she would not be his wife while he retained his dignity, but she would nevertheless be in a condition to become his wife, if he should lose it.

   • 1832-1834, Thomas De Quincey, "The Caesars", in Blackwood's Magazine

     within the senatorian jurisdiction, these governors, with the title of Proconsuls, were to have no military power whatsoever

References

• “senatorian”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• arenations, arsenation