Talk:Council of Ancients
Latest comment: 6 years ago by Marko Parabucki in topic French translation/adaptation of the latin term Senate
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Joseph Bonaparte? edit
The Joseph Bonaparte article says that he was a member in 1795, but he would only have been 26 or 27 then (b.1768), whilst this article states that you had to be over 40... 81.108.216.95 (talk) 20:16, 4 November 2010 (UTC)
French translation/adaptation of the latin term Senate edit
The root of the term Senate is Senex - Old man
sĕnex (adjective II class): aged, old, for the Roman a person over 45 Online latin dictionary
The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: Senatus), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: senex meaning "the elder" or "old man") and therefore allegedly wiser and more experienced members of the society or ruling class. Thus, the literal meaning of the word "senate" is Assembly of Elders.Senate Marko Parabucki (talk) 09:48, 1 November 2017 (UTC)