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tribuneship

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[trib-yoon-ship, tri-byoon-ship] / ˈtrɪb junˌʃɪp, trɪˈbjunˌʃɪp /

noun

  1. the position or tenure of a tribune.


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Combined with his ongoing tribuneship and direct rule over the provinces in which most of the Roman army was garrisoned at the time, Augustus’s practical control of the Roman state was unchecked.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020

During the rejoicings consequent upon the elevation of Rienzi to the tribuneship in 1347, one of its nostrils was made to flow with water and the other with wine.

From Walks in Rome by Augustus J. C. Hare

Is it to accustom the ear to the name of tribuneship and tribune.

From History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution by H. T. Ryde

This law also abolished the military tribuneship and insisted that one at least of the two consuls should be chosen from the plebeians—giving a possibility of two.

From History of Human Society by Frank W. (Frank Wilson) Blackmar

You insisted upon the restoration of the tribuneship; we yielded; we quietly saw consuls of your faction elected.

From The Young Gentleman and Lady's Monitor, and English Teacher's Assistant by John Hamilton Moore

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