noun · masculinefourth declension
tribūnātus
tribūnātus m (genitive tribūnātūs)
Classical[trɪ.buːˈnaː.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[tri.buˈnaː.tus]
Meaning
- tribuneship (office of a tribune)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | tribūnātus | tribūnātūs |
| genitive | tribūnātūs | tribūnātuum |
| dative | tribūnātuī | tribūnātibus |
| accusative | tribūnātum | tribūnātūs |
| ablative | tribūnātū | tribūnātibus |
| vocative | tribūnātus | tribūnātūs |
trĭbūnātus, ūs, m. id.,
I. the office and dignity of a tribune, the tribuneship:
Cotta, qui tribunatum plebis petebat, Cic. de Or. 1, 7, 25; id. Leg. 3, 9, 20; so of the office of a tribune of the people, id. Rep. 1, 19, 31; id. Lael. 12, 41; id. Leg. 3, 10, 23; id. de Or. 1, 7, 24; id. Off. 2, 21, 73; id. Sest. 37, 79; id. Att. 11, 9, 1 al.; Liv. 2, 56, 2.— Of a military tribune: tribunatus commoda contemnere, Cic. Fam. 7, 8, 1; 7, 5, 3; Plin. 7. 30, 31, § 113.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
tribūnātus ūs, m
tribunus, the office of a tribune, tribuneship : militaris, the office of a military tribune : qui eum vexandis consulibus permissurum tribunatum credebant, i. e. would give free scope to the tribunes of the people to embarrass , etc., L.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus, -tūs Latin -ātus Latin tribūnātus From tribūnus (“tribune”) + -ātus (“-ship, -hood”).
In English words that came into English from tribūnātus
- tribunatetribūnātus