ultim- +
(Latin: end, last, final)
ultimus regum
The last of the kings. A reference to the seventh and last king of Rome, Tarquin the Proud, exiled 510 B.C.
ultimus Romanorum
The last of the Romans, a title given to a number of historical personages and literary men, e.g., Brutus (Marcus Junius Brutus, the famed Roman senator and leader in the assassination of Julius Caesar), Julius Caesar, Stilicho, William Congreve, Horace Walpole, and Dr. Samuel Johnson. This title, whether in Latin or in English, has fallen into disuse.
ultrademocratic (adjective), more ultrademocratic, most ultrademocratic
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