debite

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noun

A deputy; an official.

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Meanings

noundebite (plural debites)

plural debites

  1. obsoleteA deputy; an official.

    Jesus stode before the debite, and the debite axed him, saynge: Arte thou the kynge of the iwes?

    1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, Matthew

Origin

Alteration of depute.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

betide
Cite this entry
APA

debite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/debite

MLA

“debite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/debite. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “debite,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/debite.

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