claudius > define

noun

• Roman Emperor after his nephew Caligula was murdered; consolidated the Roman Empire and conquered southern Britain; was poisoned by his fourth wife Agrippina after her son Nero was named as Claudius' heir (10 BC to AD 54. ).
  • synonyms: Claudius I, Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus

• Biblical: Lame or crippled
• Ancient Roman, English: From a Roman family name which was derived from Latin claudus meaning "lame, crippled"
• English: Lame