tribunate

English

Etymology

From Latin tribunatus, from tribunus (“tribune, tribal leader”) + -atus (“-ate: forming adjectives”), from tribus (“tribe”). Compare French tribunat.

Noun

tribunate (countable and uncountable, plural tribunates)

The state or office of a tribune.

Synonyms

tribuneship

Translations

state or office of a tribune

Dutch: tribunaat (nl) n
French: tribunat (fr) m
Latin: tribunatus m
Romanian: tribunat (ro) n

References

“tribunate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

intratube, tube train, turbinate

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