ˈklȯdēən adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Latin Claudius, a Roman gens name + English -an
: of or relating to any of several celebrated Romans of the name of Claudius or the gentes, one patrician and the other plebeian, to which they belonged ; especially : of, belonging to, or characteristic of the emperors who belonged to the patrician gens (Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, and Nero) or their time