n. [ L. Syenites (sc. lapis), from Syene, Gr. &unr_;. ] (Min.) (a) Orig., a rock composed of quartz, hornblende, and feldspar, anciently quarried at Syene, in Upper Egypt, and now called granite. (b) A granular, crystalline, ingeous rock composed of orthoclase and hornblende, the latter often replaced or accompanied by pyroxene or mica. Syenite sometimes contains nephelite (elaeolite) or leucite, and is then called nephelite (elaeolite) syenite or leucite syenite. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. senat, F. sénat, fr. L. senatus, fr. senex, gen. senis, old, an old man. See Senior, Sir. ] 1. An assembly or council having the highest deliberative and legislative functions. Specifically: (a) (Anc. Rom.) A body of elders appointed or elected from among the nobles of the nation, and having supreme legislative authority. [ 1913 Webster ]

The senate was thus the medium through which all affairs of the whole government had to pass. Dr. W. Smith. [ 1913 Webster ]

(b) The upper and less numerous branch of a legislature in various countries, as in France, in the United States, in most of the separate States of the United States, and in some Swiss cantons. (c) In general, a legislative body; a state council; the legislative department of government. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The governing body of the Universities of Cambridge and London. [ Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

3. In some American colleges, a council of elected students, presided over by the president of the college, to which are referred cases of discipline and matters of general concern affecting the students. [ U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Senate chamber, a room where a senate meets when it transacts business. --
Senate house, a house where a senate meets when it transacts business. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. senat, F. sénat, fr. L. senatus, fr. senex, gen. senis, old, an old man. See Senior, Sir. ] 1. An assembly or council having the highest deliberative and legislative functions. Specifically: (a) (Anc. Rom.) A body of elders appointed or elected from among the nobles of the nation, and having supreme legislative authority. [ 1913 Webster ]

The senate was thus the medium through which all affairs of the whole government had to pass. Dr. W. Smith. [ 1913 Webster ]

(b) The upper and less numerous branch of a legislature in various countries, as in France, in the United States, in most of the separate States of the United States, and in some Swiss cantons. (c) In general, a legislative body; a state council; the legislative department of government. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The governing body of the Universities of Cambridge and London. [ Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

3. In some American colleges, a council of elected students, presided over by the president of the college, to which are referred cases of discipline and matters of general concern affecting the students. [ U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Senate chamber, a room where a senate meets when it transacts business. --
Senate house, a house where a senate meets when it transacts business. [ 1913 Webster ]