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Pedarian

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) One of a class eligible to the office of senator, but not yet chosen, who could sit and speak in the senate, but could not vote; - so called because he might indicate his opinion by walking over to the side of the party he favored when a vote was taken.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Pedarian'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/pedarian.html. 1828.