tribunate

American  

[trib-yuh-nit, -neyt, trih-byoo-nit, -neyt] / ˈtrɪb jə nɪt, -ˌneɪt, trɪˈbju 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

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tribunate

This had been for 300 years the darling object of the Roman tribes—the daily attraction and rallying word of the populace—the signal of discord, and most powerful engine of the seditious tribunate.

From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II by Dunlop, John

His purely political career ended in 1802, when he was eliminated with others from the tribunate for his opposition to Napoleon.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various

While in this office, he attached himself to the fortunes of Cæsar, and along with one of his colleagues in the tribunate, conducted the prosecution against Milo for the murder of Clodius.

From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II by Dunlop, John

There was something about 'a very few days,' and then Pratinas began to condole with Calatinus over being beaten for the tribunate after having spent so much money for the canvass.

From A Friend of Caesar A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. by Davis, William Stearns

From the passing of the Hortensian Law in 287 B. C. to the tribunate of Tiberius Gracchus in 133 B. C. the Senate exercised a practically unchallenged control over the policy of the Roman state.

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