pedarian means 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. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Why “pedarian” is a great word
PEDARIAN — [Noun] In ancient Rome, a member of the senatorial class entitled to attend and speak in the Senate but not to cast a vote. From Latin pedarius (“belonging to the foot, pedestrian”), from pes, pedis (“foot”), so called because such a senator could only express his opinion by walking to the side of the party he favored during a vote. Unlike a full senator, who possessed the decisive ius sententiae, or an eques, who belonged to a separate aristocratic order, a pedarian was a voice without a tally. He is the measured tread across the mosaic floor, the eloquent speech that vanishes into air, the silent alignment of a body where only hands were counted—a ghost of influence whose only ballot was his step.
Etymology
From Latin pedarius, from pedarius (“belonging to the foot”), from pes, pedis (“foot”). So called because he might indicate his opinion by walking over to the side of the party he favoured when a vote was taken.
noun
- 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.