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Old English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin dictātor.
Pronunciation
Noun
tictator m
- a dictator (absolute ruler of the Roman Republic)
- late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
Æfter þām hīe ġesetton tictator þæt hē sċolde bēon hearra ofer þā consulas, sē wæs hāten Decius Iūnius. Hē næs būtan seofontīenewintre.- After that, they chose a dictator to rule over the consuls, whose name was Decius Junius. He was only seventeen years old.
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