ˈsenɪt n. 1 a
legislative body,
esp.
the upper
and smaller
assembly in the
US, France, and
other countries, in the States of the US, etc. 2 the governing body of a
university or (in the US) a
college. 3 Rom.Hist. the
State council of the
republic and
empire sharing legislative
power with the
popular assemblies,
administration with the magistrates, and
judicial power with the knights. [ME f. OF senat f. L senatus f. senex
old man]