suffete

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noun

One of the chief magistrates who ruled ancient Carthage.

OriginLatin suffes ← Punic 𐤔𐤐𐤈 →
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Meanings

nounsuffete (plural suffetes)

plural suffetes

  1. One of the chief magistrates who ruled ancient Carthage.

Origin

  1. Punic𐤔𐤐𐤈“judge”
  2. Latinsuffes
  3. Englishsuffete

From Latin suffes, from Late Punic 𐤔𐤐𐤈 (špṭ, “judge”). Doublet of shophet.

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Translations

French suffète
  • suffètea magistrate of ancient Carthage
German Sufet
  • Sufeta magistrate of ancient Carthage
Latin sūfes, suffes
  • sūfesa magistrate of ancient Carthage
  • suffesa magistrate of ancient Carthage
Portuguese sufete
  • sufetea magistrate of ancient Carthage
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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