Tribune Definition

trĭbyo͝on, trĭ-byo͝on
noun
An officer of ancient Rome elected by the plebeians to protect their rights from arbitrary acts of the patrician magistrates.
American Heritage
In ancient Rome,
Webster's New World
A champion of the people.
Webster's New World
A raised platform or dais for speakers.
Webster's New World
The usually domed or vaulted apse of a basilica.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Tribune

Noun

Singular:
tribune
Plural:
tribunes

Origin of Tribune

  • French from Old French part of a church, speaking platform from Old Italian tribuna from Medieval Latin tribūna alteration of Latin tribūnal tribunal

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Middle English from Old French tribun from Latin tribūnus from tribus tribe tribe

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin tribunus, related to tribus (“tribe") (from its original sense of "leader of a tribe").

    From Wiktionary

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