epitrope

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noun

A figure by which permission is either seriously or ironically granted to someone to do what he or she proposes to do, e.g. He that is unjust, let him be unjust still.

OriginLatin epitrope ← Ancient Greek ἐπιτροπή →
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Meanings

nounepitrope (uncountable)
  1. rhetoricuncountableA figure by which permission is either seriously or ironically granted to someone to do what he or she proposes to do, e.g. He that is unjust, let him be unjust still.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἐπιτροπή“reference, arbitration”
  2. Latinepitrope
  3. Englishepitrope

From Latin epitrope, from Ancient Greek ἐπιτροπή (epitropḗ, “reference, arbitration”), from ἐπιτρέπω (epitrépō).

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Translations

French épitrope
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Polish zezwolenie
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Spanish epítrope
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APA

epitrope. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epitrope

MLA

“epitrope.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epitrope. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “epitrope,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epitrope.

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