Discourses on Livy

Consistorium consistory is the same as praetorium governor's residence/headquarters or tribunal, which is to say the place in which justice is administered and mirre?: and it is common to the Italians and Lombards, who call it il poggio the knoll or raised platform; he sat upon that highest place in the consistorium of the praetorium.

Consul was once the name for a Senate magistrate, though he is called consul from the Latin consulere from consulting, because he consults for the reipublicae commonwealth/republic. The explanation is that every city appointed consuls so that they might consult for the republic. A consul is a chief officer among the Romans. Two were yearly chosen to govern the city. A consul is a burgomaster mayor/chief magistrate. At times it is used by poets for a townsman because every year a new consul is created.

Capitolium Capitol, the chief place in Rome.

Senator, a senator, a counselor and alderman or burgomaster, a sheriff.

Dictator, he who is promoted for a new for? a time to be writing. Also a chief officer among the Romans, who for half a year had a king's power; they were chosen only in some great danger or trouble of the commonwealth; and at the half year's end, under pain of treason, yielded up his authority.

Imperator commander, in old time having the rule of an army, afterward had authority in judgment and was a chief justice, having betwixt judges that were under him, at the beginning, a true number of 71 and 75. This proceeded as there were many praetors chosen, their liberties subject to the Emperor as the chief praetor or...