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tribun (s.xii3/4)

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tribun (s.xii3/4)

tribon  
  FEW:  tribunus 13/ii,256a Gdf: GdfC:  tribun 10,808a TL: tribun 10,646 DEAF:  tribun  DMF:  tribun  TLF:  tribun  OED:  tribune n.1  MED:  tribun(e n.  DMLBS:  tribunus 3498a

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1titlehist.occupationtribune, high-ranking official in the Roman administration
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiiim )  A Decium est dunc venu Artimius qui tribuns fu  S Laur ANTS 248
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 )  les dignitez sunt changiés, et por .ij. conseilhes sont fais tribons  Waterford busby 100.T13.2
( s.xiv1; MS: c.1361 )  quant Agrippa et Cernice fussent venuz od grant coveitise en le auditorie od les tribuns et od les principals de la citee [...]  Actes (A) 63.51
occupation high ranking official
( c.1270; MS: s.xivin )  Assemblez a l[a] cene grant De Nostre Seingnur que est tut pussant, A manger les chars des [rois] granz E les chars des chivaus e sur eus seant, E les chars des tribuns e de tuz frans E de lur serjanz petiz e granz  Apoc Verse ANTS 1151
2titlemil.occupationhist.military tribune, one of the six commanders of a Roman legion
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 )  [Severus] fu avokaut de la tresorerie l’emperror, et tost aprés fu fais tribons de chevaliers, et puis par pluisors et divers offisses et honnors monta a l’onor de l’empire  Waterford busby 139.T69.4
( s.xiv1; MS: s.xivm )  Lors comencea David conseil as tribuns et centurions et od touz les princes  Bible Royal 281ra
3 tribe, family, lineage
( c.1270; MS: s.xivin )  E jeo oy le numbre de merchez [...] Del ligné Juda .xii. .m. merchez, Ruben, Gad, Asser, Neptalim [...] Aprés vi .j. multitude grant Que nul numbrer poeit itant, De tuz genz, langages e tribuns, De tuz poples e de touz homs  Apoc Verse ANTS 442

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