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.-upright; erect; -- said of the letters or kind of type ordinarily used, as distinguished from italic characters.-expressed in letters, not in figures, as i., iv., i., iv., etc.; -- said of numerals, as distinguished from the arabic numerals, 1, 4, etc.-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.