# tribunate

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The state or office of a tribune.

## Etymology
From Latin tribunatus, from tribunus (“tribune, tribal leader”) + -atus (“-ate: forming adjectives”), from tribus (“tribe”). Compare French tribunat.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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