Magnate
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mag·nate 
[mag-neyt, -nit] Pronunciation Key
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[mag-neyt, -nit] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | a person of great influence, importance, or standing in a particular enterprise, field of business, etc.: a railroad magnate. |
| 2. | a person of eminence or distinction in any field: literary magnates. |
| 3. | a member of the former upper house in either the Polish or Hungarian parliament. |
[Origin: 1400–50; back formation from ME magnates (pl.) < LL magnātés leading people, equiv. to L magn(us) magn- + -ātés, pl. of -ās n. suffix]
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mag·nate·ship, noun
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| mag·nate
(māg'nāt', -nĭt) Pronunciation Key
n. A powerful or influential person, especially in business or industry: an oil magnate. [From Middle English magnates, magnates, from Late Latin magnātēs, pl. of magnās, magnate, from Latin magnus, great; see meg- in Indo-European roots.] |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
magnate
magnate
1430, "great man, noble, man of wealth," from L.L. magnates, pl. of magnas (gen. magnatis) "great person, nobleman," from L. magnus "great," from PIE *mag-no-, from base *meg- "great" (cf. Skt. maha-, mahat- "great," Gk. megas, fem. megale "great, large," Goth. mikils, O.E. micel "great, big, many").
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| magnate | |
noun | |
| a very wealthy or powerful businessman; "an oil baron" [syn: baron] |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Magnate
Mag*nan"i*mous\, a.[L. magnanimus; magnus great + animus mind. See Magnate, and Animus.]1. Great of mind; elevated in soul or in sentiment; raised above what is low, mean, or ungenerous; of lofty and courageous spirit; as, a magnanimous character; a magnanimous conqueror. Be magnanimous in the enterprise. --Shak. To give a kingdom hath been thought Greater and nobler done, and to law down Far more magnanimousan to assume. --Milton. 2. Dictated by or exhibiting nobleness of soul; honorable; noble; not selfish. Both strived for death; magnanimous debate. --Stirling. There is an indissoluble union between a magnanimous policy and the solid rewards of public prosperity and felicity. --Washington.
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