magnate
[ mag-neyt, -nit ]
/ ˈmæg neɪt, -nɪt /
noun
a person of great influence, importance, or standing in a particular enterprise, field of business, etc.: a railroad magnate.
a person of eminence or distinction in any field: literary magnates.
a member of the former upper house in either the Polish or Hungarian parliament.
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Origin of magnate
1400–50; back formation from Middle English magnates (plural) < Late Latin magnātēs leading people, equivalent to Latin magn(us) magn- + -ātēs, plural of -ās noun suffix
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British Dictionary definitions for magnate
magnate
/ (ˈmæɡneɪt, -nɪt) /
noun
a person of power and rank in any sphere, esp in industry
history a great nobleman
(formerly) a member of the upper chamber in certain European parliaments, as in Hungary
Derived forms of magnate
magnateship, nounWord Origin for magnate
C15: back formation from earlier magnates from Late Latin: great men, plural of magnās, from Latin magnus great
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