RDN's Lucifer (nerthos)'s status on Thursday, 17-Nov-11 14:41:52 UTC

  1. @critialcloudkicker veto 1629, from L. veto, lit. "I forbid," first person singular present indicative of vetare "forbid," of unknown origin. Used by Roman tribunes who opposed measures of the Senate or magistrates. The verb is recorded from 1706.

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