dominus noster

…In this case, the decisive factor was always the chanting of "O Imperator" in the Senate, and later the cheering of the soldiers, so that in the 3rd century, the shouts of the legions throughout the empire gave rise to the situation of multiple emperors (the era of the soldier emperors). In the 4th century, Dominus noster (meaning "Our Lord") became the official title of the emperor, but Imperator was widely used and continued into the Middle Ages. It is the origin of the modern word emperor. …

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…この場合，常に決定的なのは〈おおインペラトル〉という元老院での斉唱，後には兵士の歓呼で，そのため3世紀には帝国各地の軍団兵士の喚声が皇帝併立の事態を生んだ(軍人皇帝時代)。4世紀にドミヌス･ノステルdominus noster(〈われらの主〉の意)が皇帝の公称になるが，インペラトルは広く慣用され，中世に及んだ。近代語のエンペラーemperor(皇帝)等の語源。…

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