tictator

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Old English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dictātor.

Pronunciation

Noun

tictator m

  1. 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.

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative tictator tictatoras
accusative tictator tictatoras
genitive tictatores tictatora
dative tictatore tictatorum

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