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- Punic · derived from𐤔𐤐𐤈“judge”
- Latin · derived fromsuffes
- English todaysuffete
From Latin suffes, from Late Punic 𐤔𐤐𐤈 (špṭ, “judge”). Doublet of shophet.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
suffete
Today it means: One of the chief magistrates who ruled ancient Carthage. Full definition →
Latin suffes ← Punic 𐤔𐤐𐤈