Pe*da"ri*an (?), n. [L. pedarius,
fr. pedarius belonging to the foot, fr. pes,
pedis, foot.] (Rom. Antiq.) One of a class eligible
to the office of senator, but not yet chosen, who could sit and speak
in the senate, but could not vote; -- so called because he might
indicate his opinion by walking over to the side of the party he
favored when a vote was taken.