noun · neutersecond declension
cōnsistōrium
cōnsistōrium n (genitive cōnsistōriī)
Meaning
- Late Latina place of assembly
- Late Latinthe emperor’s cabinet
- EcclesiasticalLatinconsistory (pontifical court; session of the College of Cardinals)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cōnsistōrium | cōnsistōria |
| genitive | cōnsistōriī | cōnsistōriōrum |
| dative | cōnsistōriō | cōnsistōriīs |
| accusative | cōnsistōrium | cōnsistōria |
| ablative | cōnsistōriō | cōnsistōriīs |
| vocative | cōnsistōrium | cōnsistōria |
consistōrĭum, ii, n. consisto (postclass.),
I. a place of assembly.
I. In gen., prop. of the earth, as a dwelling-place of man, Tert. Res. Carn. 26.—
B. Trop.:
consistorium libidinum lupanar, id. ad Uxor. 2, 6; id. Spect. 17.—II. Esp.
A. A room where servants wait, Sid. Ep. 2, 2.—But most usually,
B. The place where the emperor's council met, the emperor's cabinet, Aus. Grat. Act. 29; Amm. 14, 7, 11; Cod. Th. 6, 10, 2; Inscr. Orell. 3184 al.
Origins
From cōnsistō (“stop, stand”) + -tōrium (place suffix).
Descendants
- Italianconcistoro
- Catalanconsistori
- Englishconsistoryfrom Old French consistoire
- Frenchconsistoirefrom Old French consistoire
- Romanianconsistoriufrom Old French consistoire
- GermanKonsistorium
- Portugueseconsistório
- Spanishconsistorio
- Siciliancuncisturu
- Indonesiankonsistorifrom Dutch consistorie