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Webster 1913 Edition
Senator
Sen′a-tor
,Noun.
[OE.
senatour
, OF. senatour
, F. sénateur
, fr. L. senator
.] 1.
A member of a senate.
The duke and
senators
of Venice greet you. Shakespeare
☞ In the United States, each State sends two senators for a term of six years to the national Congress.
2.
(O.Eng.Law)
A member of the king’s council; a king's councilor.
Burrill.
Webster 1828 Edition
Senator
SEN'ATOR
, n. 1. A mimber of a senate. In Rome one of the qualifications of a senator was the possession of property to the amount of 80,000 sesterces, about 7000 pounds sterling, or thirty dollars. In Scotland, the lords of session are called senators of the college of justices.
2. A counselor; a judge or magistrate.