Roman

Ro´man

Of or pertaining to Rome, or the Roman people; like or characteristic of Rome, the Roman people, or things done by Romans; as, Roman fortitude; a Roman aqueduct; Roman art.

Of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic religion; professing that religion.

(Print.) Upright; erect; - said of the letters or kind of type ordinarily used, as distinguished from Italic characters.

Roman alum
(Chem.) a cubical potassium alum formerly obtained in large quantities from Italian alunite, and highly valued by dyers on account of its freedom from iron.

Roman balance
a form of balance nearly resembling the modern steelyard. See the Note under Balance, n., 1.

Roman candle
a kind of firework (generally held in the hand), characterized by the continued emission of shower of sparks, and the ejection, at intervals, of brilliant balls or stars of fire which are thrown upward as they become ignited.

Roman Catholic
of, pertaining to, or the religion of that church of which the pope is the spiritual head; as, a Roman Catholic priest; the Roman Catholic Church.

Roman cement
a cement having the property of hardening under water; a species of hydraulic cement.

Roman law
See under Law.

Roman nose
a nose somewhat aquiline.

Roman ocher
a deep, rich orange color, transparent and durable, used by artists.

Roman order
(Arch.) the composite order. See Composite, a., 2. - Ure.

A native, or permanent resident, of Rome; a citizen of Rome, or one upon whom certain rights and privileges of a Roman citizen were conferred.

Roman type, letters, or print, collectively; - in distinction from Italics.

Noun	1.	Roman - a resident of modern Rome
	2.	Roman - an inhabitant of the ancient Roman Empire
	3.	roman - a typeface used in ancient Roman inscriptions Synonyms: roman letters, roman print, roman type
Adj.	1.	Roman - relating to or characteristic of people of Rome; "Roman virtues"; "his Roman bearing in adversity"; "a Roman nose"
	2.	Roman - of or relating to or characteristic of Rome (especially ancient Rome); "Roman architecture"; "the old Roman wall"
	3.	Roman - characteristic of the modern type that most directly represents the type used in ancient Roman inscriptions
	4.	Roman - of or relating to or supporting Romanism; "the Roman Catholic Church" Synonyms: papist, papistic, papistical, popish, r.c., Roman Catholic, Romanist, romish

PATENT, ROMAN. The Roman patents will be considered by taking a view of the persons to whom they may be granted; the different kinds of patents; the cost of a patent; and the obligations of the patentee.
     2.-Sec. 1. To whom patents are granted. Every person, whether a citizen of the estates of the pope or foreigner, man or woman, adult or infant, may obtain a patent for an invention, for an improvement, or for importation, by fulfilling the conditions prescribed in order to obtain a grant of such titles. Persons who have received a patent from the Roman government may, afterwards, without any compromise of their rights or privileges, receive a patent in a foreign country.
     3. The different kinds of patents. In the Roman estates there are granted patents for invention, for improvements, and for importations.
     4.-1st. Patents for inventions are granted for, 1. A new kind of important culture. 2. A new and useful art, before unknown. 3. A new and useful process of culture or of manufacture. 4. A new natural production. 5. A new application of a means already, known.
     5.-2d. Patents for improvements may be granted for any useful improvement made to inventions already known and used in the Roman states.
     6.-3d, Patents for importations are granted in two cases, namely: 1. For the introduction of inventions already patented in a foreign country, and the privilege of which patent yet continues. 2. For the introduction of an invention known and freely used in a foreign country, but not yet used or known in the Roman states.
     7.-3. Cost of a patent. The cost of a patent is fixed at a certain sum per annum, without regard to the length of time for which it may have been granted. It varies in relation to patents for inventions and importation. It is ten Roman crowns per annum for a patent for invention and improvement, and of fifteen crowns a year for a patent for importation.
     8.-Sec. 4. Obligation of the patentee. He is required to bring into [?] his invention within one year after the grant of the patent, and not to suspend the supply for the space of one year during the time the privilege shall last.
     9. He is required to pay one half of the tax or expense of his patent on receiving his patent, and the other half during the first month of the second portion of its, duration.

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