Word: senator
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: sen
a
tor
Definition: A position in government held in ancient Rome by experienced, elder officials as advisors or consultants for younger, less experienced functionaries.
Morphemes:
Affix: senate
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A group of experienced, respected, wise individuals serving as decision makers or advisors in a political system or in institutional governance, as in a university, and traditionally of advanced age and male.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: senex
Language: la
Decoded: senex
Meaning: old
Affix: -ātus
Language: la
Decoded: -atus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -ed, -ate, -like. Used to form adjectives from nouns indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.
Affix: -or
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Creates an agent noun, indicating a person who does something.