FromMiddle Welshseneð, possibly fromLatinsynodus, or apartial calque ofLatinsenātus(“council of elders; a senate”), fromsenex(“old”) (comparehen), with the suffix-edd.
senedd f (pluralseneddau,not mutable)
- senate,parliament
- Synonyms:cynulliad,cymanfa,congres
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “senedd”, inGeiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies