tribunate

American  

[trib-yuh-nit, -neyt, trih-byoo-nit, -neyt] / ˈtrɪb yə nɪt, -ˌneɪt, trɪˈbyu nɪt, -neɪt /

noun

1. the office of tribune.

2. a body of tribunes.

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tribunate British  

/ ˈtrɪbjʊnɪt /

noun

1. the office or rank of a tribune

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Etymology

Origin of tribunate

First recorded in 1540–50, tribunate is from the Latin word tribūnātus the office of a tribune. See tribune ¹, -ate ³

Example Sentences

But before this proposal could be presented to the Comitia, the elections to the tribunate for 132 fell due.

From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly

The character of the tribunate and the basis of its power reveal it as the result of a revolutionary movement and as existing in defiance of the patricians.

From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly

He was on intimate terms with the tribune M. Livius Drusus, who was murdered in 91, and in the same year was an unsuccessful candidate for the tribunate.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 5 "Cosway" to "Coucy" by Various

Development of the tribunate and the comitia tributa.

From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly

Daru now returned, for a time, mainly to civil life, and entered the tribunate, where he ably maintained the principles of democratic liberty.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" by Various