tribunate

[ trib-yuh-nit, -neyt, trih-byoo-nit, -neyt ]

/ ˈtrɪb yə nɪt, -ˌneɪt, trɪˈbyu nɪt, -neɪt /

the office of tribune.

a body of tribunes.

Origin of tribunate

First recorded in 1540–50, tribunate is from the Latin word tribūnātus the office of a tribune. See tribune¹, -ate³

Three were appointed from the Tribunate to present the arguments in favor of the law, and three those against it.

Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. XXIV, May 1852, Vol. IV |Various
On April thirtieth, a member of the tribunate who had been richly bribed brought in a complete project.

The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte |William Milligan Sloane
Chenier's arguments, however, had no effect on the decision of the Tribunate, and only served to irritate the First Consul.

Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte, Complete |Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne
The growth of the tribunate of the plebs hampered their activity both as legislators and as judges.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 2 |Various

From the commencement of the Tribunate, that office had been reserved for the Plebeians.

Life of Cicero |Anthony Trollope

tribunate

/ (ˈtrɪbjʊnɪt) /

the office or rank of a tribune