senatus academicus

noun

se·​na·​tus aca·​de·​mi·​cus

sə̇ˈnātəˌsakəˈdemə̇kəs

variants or senatus

plural senatus academici

-məˌsī

or senatus

: the senate in some Scottish universities

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, academic senate

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