Etymology

pedarian

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Today it means: One of a group of men eligible to the office of senator, but not yet chosen, who could sit and speak in the senate, but could not vote. Other authors suggest they could not even speak, but would stand on the side of the Senate with which they agreed most. Full definition →

Latin pedarius
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  1. Latin · derived frompedarius
  2. English todaypedarian

From Latin pedarius, from pedarius (“belonging to the foot”), from pes, pedis (“foot”). So called because he might indicate his opinion by walking over to the side of the party he favoured when a vote was taken.

Words from the same roots

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