Senator
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Middle English (denoting a member of the ancient Roman senate): from Old French senateur, from Latin senator (see senate).
wiktionary
From Latin senātor, ultimately from senex(“old”).
etymonline
senator (n.)
c. 1200, "member of an (ancient) senate," from Old French senator (Modern French sénateur), from Latin senator "member of the senate," from senex "old; old man" (from PIE root *sen- "old"). An Old English word for one was folcwita. As "member of a (modern) governing body" from late 14c.; specifically in U.S. use from 1788. Fem. form senatress attested from 1731. The Senators was the name of the professional baseball team in Washington, D.C., from 1891 to 1971.
