tribunate

[ trib-yuh-nit, -neyt, trih-byoo-nit, -neyt ]

noun
  1. the office of tribune.

  2. a body of tribunes.

Origin of tribunate

1
First recorded in 1540–50, tribunate is from the Latin word tribūnātus the office of a tribune. See tribune1, -ate3

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British Dictionary definitions for tribunate

tribunate

tribuneship

/ (ˈtrɪbjʊnɪt) /


noun
  1. the office or rank of a tribune

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