Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tribunal

/tɹaɪˈbjunəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.88 in modern English

Syllables: tri-bunal
IPA: /tɹaɪˈbjunəl/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An assembly including one or more judges to conduct judicial business; a court of law.

noun

A kind of village hall used to transact business, to quarter troops and travellers, and to confine prisoners.

Example Sentences

"Having now so amply declared unto thee most of the principal things of this thrice-renowned and illustrious city, I will briefly by way of an epitome mention most of the other particulars thereof, and so finally shut up this narration: there are reported to be in Venice and the circumjacent islands two hundred churches in which are one hundred forth-three pairs of organs, fifty-four monasteries, twenty-six nunneries, fifty-six tribunals or places of judgment, seventeen hospitals, six companies or fraternities, whereof I have before spoken; one hundred and sixty-five marble statues of worthy personages, partly equestrial, partly pedestrial, which are erected in sundry places of the city, to the honour of those that either at home have prudently administered the commonweal, or abroad valiantly fought for the same."

Etymology

PIE word *tréyes From Old French tribunal, from Latin tribūnal (“tribunal”), from tribus (“tribe”).

Origin

Source language: Old French

Word Breakdown

Root: tribunal, tribūnal

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /tɹaɪˈbjunəl/
British English: /tɹaɪˈbjuːnəl/

Inflected Forms

tribunals (plural)

Derived Forms

subtribunal

Phrases

drumhead tribunal employment tribunal industrial tribunal military tribunal tribunal of first instance

Synonyms

court judicatory court of justice court of law tribunal judicature

Rhymes With

communal monsoonal

Questions

How do you pronounce tribunal?: The recorded pronunciation is /tɹaɪˈbjunəl/.
What does tribunal mean?: An assembly including one or more judges to conduct judicial business; a court of law.
Where does tribunal come from?: It is traced to Old French.

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