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tribunate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.34 in modern English

Syllables
tri-bunate
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or office of a tribune.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin tribūnātus, from tribūnus (“tribune, tribal leader”) + -ātus (“-ate”, forming adjectives), from tribus (“tribe”). Compare French tribunat.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

tribunates (plural)

Synonyms

tribuneship

Questions

What does tribunate mean?
The state or office of a tribune.
Where does tribunate come from?
From Latin tribūnātus, from tribūnus (“tribune, tribal leader”) + -ātus (“-ate”, forming adjectives), from tribus (“tribe”). Compare French tribunat.

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