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In familiar predicament for famously challenging client, multiple Florida lawyers decline to take Trump’s case, people familiar with the matter say.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Imperator (later Emperor)

Umm, just fyi... Imperator is Latin (you know, the language the Romans spoke) for emperor... And emperor is English for imperator...

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think the intent of the comment was to note how the word changed over time, not that Romans went from calling them Imperators to Emperors.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

He literally said "later Emperor" implying that Emperor and Imperator are different as opposed to literal translations.