Staatsruder

From LSJ

ἑτέρως ἠδύνατο βέλτιον ἢ ὡς νῦν ἔχει κατεσκευάσθαι → otherwise they could have been constructed better than they are now (Galen, On the use of parts of the body 4.143.1 Kühn)

Source

German > Latin

Staatsruder, gubernacula rei publicae od. civitatis od. imperii; clavus imperii. – das St. ergreifen, ad gubernacula accedere; rei publicae praeesse coepisse: am St. sitzen, ad gubernacula rei publicae sedere; gubernaculis rei publicae assidēre; gubernacula rei publicae tractare; clavum imperii tenere; rem publicam regere ac gubernare: das St. niederlegen, vom St. abtreten, a gubernaculis recedere.