Etymology

tribune

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Today it means: An elected official in Ancient Rome, a tribune of the plebs. Full definition →

Middle English tribune ← Old French tribun ← Latin tribunus
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  1. Latin · derived fromtribunus“tribune, tribal leader”
  2. Old French · derived fromtribun
  3. Middle English · inherited fromtribune
  4. English todaytribune

From Middle English tribune, from Old French tribun, tribune, from Latin tribunus (“tribune, tribal leader”), from tribus (“tribe”).

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