seriatum

English

Etymology 1

From Latin seriatum, neuter of Medieval Latin or New Latin seriatus (“arranged in serial order”).

Noun

seriatum

1. (uncommon) a series, a sequence
   • 1934, Henry Louis Mencken, George Jean Nathan, editors, The American Mercury, volume 32, page 405:

     She named them — a seriatum not of causes but of symptoms. For a long time she made no suggestion as to any fundamental cure.

   • 1986, The Life of the transcendental ego: essays in honor of William Earle (William Earle, Edward S. Casey, Donald V. Morano), page 205:

     […] perhaps now in present perception, but also reflexively to become identical with itself through the seriatum of time.

   • 2000, A. Kiruṭṭin̲an̲, Tamil culture: religion, culture, and literature, page 294:

     Konkuvel depicts the marital proceedings of Vacavatattai and Utayanan in a seriatum: The astrologer computed the auspicious day for the wedding. The valluvan mounted on an elephant, beat the drum and announced […]

Related terms

• ad seriatum

Etymology 2

Misspelling of seriatim, influenced by the commonness of the Latin ending -um.

Adverb

seriatum

1. Misspelling of seriatim, sequentially.
   • 1885, Proceedings of the Convention on the Improvement of the Western Waterways, page 41:

     THE CHAIR-- I suppose that the motion to take up the resolutions seriatum should be considered first.

   • 1901, Daughters of the American Revolution magazine, volume 18, page 797:

     Has the motion been made that they be considered seriatum? If the motion has not already been made, I wish to move that these amendments be considered seriatum.

   • 1912, Proceedings of the Organization Meeting and of the First Annual Convention of the Investment Bankers' Association of America, page 38:

     Mr. Block: Mr. Chairman, I move, then, that the Constitution be not taken up seriatum, section by section. […] If we take it up seriatum we may stay here until next week.

Adjective

seriatum

1. Misspelling of seriatim, sequential.
   • 1908, Documents of the Senate of the State of New York, volume 14, page 241:

     A. No, sir; because we would have to make a seriatum rating of them.

   • 1919, Stimulation of live-stock products: hearings before the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry, page 107:

     The following is a seriatum review of the principal points disputed by Swift & Co. in this pamphlet.

   • 2002, Casenote Legal Briefs: Business Organizations/Corporation, page 86:

     A seriatum resignation procedure such as this would be valid if the stock involved were over 50% of voting stock, […]

Related terms

• seriate
• seriatim
• series

Anagrams

• muriates, semitaur

Latin

Adjective

seriātum

1. inflection of seriātus:
   1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
   2. accusative masculine singular