It's from the Latin word candescentem that means "to become white, begin to gleam" like "to shine, to glow."
The most likely outcomes are one and two. Three is plausible, however it’s not likely that a single word would make the entire piece of writing sound as though it was written by an uneducated person.
Answer:
1) a senate
Explanation:
In the roman republic they used to have a senate which were comprised of retired magistrates. this is similar to us' government