Orcinus

Translingual Etymology From mul Orca genus of oceanic animals la -inus, from la orca a kind of whale. Proper noun 1 m genus family Delphinidae orca, killer whale Hypernyms genus Hyponyms genus Orcinus orca species sole extant species References 1 1 1 the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) (1999). International Code on Zoological Nomenclature (4 ed.). The International Trust for Zoological Nomenclature. 0-85301-006-4. Article 30.1.1 mul Cetaceans Latin la 2027 March 15 Etymology From la Orcus the underworld -īnus adjective forming suffix. Sense 2 was used satirically to refer to senators placed into power by a decree written by Julius Caesar but only read by Mark Antony after the former's death. The joke referred to the fact that these politicians only rose to power through the will of a dead man, someone who belongs to the underworld. Pronunciation Orcīnus Adjective Orcīnus la Roman mythology of or pertaining to the underworld in Roman mythology la politics historical Roman senators who had been granted their position of authority by a document, supposedly written by Julius Caesar, that had only been publicized by Mark Antony after the dictator's death la Suetonius De Vita Caesarum 2 35 1 Erant enim super mille, et quidam indignissimi et post necem Caesaris per gratiam et praemium adlecti, quos orcinos vulgus vocabat There were now more than a thousand certainly unworthy senators chosen after the killing of Caesar through corruption and bribery who the common folk were calling "Orcini." la historical Ancient Roman freedmen who had been set free by the last testament of their masters la Digesta 26 4 3 In qua specie incipit tutela ad liberos patroni primos pertinere, quae ad patronos non pertinuit: quod quidem in omnibus Orcinis libertis locum habet testamento manumissis. Declension Orcīnus Alternative forms la Orcīvus Related terms la orcīniānus Descendants grc Χαρωνῖται 1 References la History la Slavery