Gratian

[ grey-shee-uh n, -shuh n ]

/ ˈgreɪ ʃi ən, -ʃən /

noun

Flavius Gratianus,a.d. 359–383, Roman emperor 375–383.

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Since Gratian's marriage she had lived with her son and his wife.

Under the Mendips |Emma Marshall
"Some days I can't get him to like to move about at all," she added to Gratian.

Four Winds Farm |Mrs. Molesworth
Thus did the emperour Gratian finish his life in the 29 yere of his 383.

Holinshed Chronicles, Volume I, Complete |Raphaell Holinshed
Gratian completed the Decretum about 1151, and probably survived some years, but I have not met with the date of his death.

Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 98, September 13, 1851 |Various

"You must have thought about it a great deal," said Gratian admiringly.

Four Winds Farm |Mrs. Molesworth

British Dictionary definitions for gratian

Gratian

/ (ˈɡreɪʃɪən) /

noun

Latin name Flavius Gratianus. 359–383 ad, Roman emperor (367–383): ruled with his father Valentinian I (367–375); ruled the Western Roman Empire with his brother Valentinian II (375-83); appointed Theodosius I emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire (379)

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