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Webster 1913 Edition
Pedarian
Pe-da′ri-an
,Noun.
[L.
pedarius
, fr. pedarius
belonging to the foot, fr. pes
, pedis
, foot.] (Rom. Antiq.)
One of a class eligible to the office of senator, but not yet chosen, who could sit and speak in the senate, but could not vote; – so called because he might indicate his opinion by walking over to the side of the party he favored when a vote was taken.
Webster 1828 Edition
Pedarian
PEDA'RIAN
,Noun.