tribunal English · revision 15359

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=1447|origins=la tribus}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /tɹaɪˈbjuːnəl/, /tɹɪˈbjuːnəl/ ''(UK)''; /tɹaɪˈbjunəl/, /tɹəˈbjunəl/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[bor|fro|tribunal|t=judgement seat]] and directly [[la|tribūnal|t=platform for magistrates' seats]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(NODE 1998) from [[m|la|tribūnus|t=Roman official, magistrate]], literally the head of a tribe (see [[tribune]]),^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) from [[m|la|tribus|t=tribe]].^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ A judgement seat: 1447 (trybunal) in Barnhart, the early 15th century in Etymonline.^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) The OED's first quotation, for the raised platform of a Roman basilica, is from 1526.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ A court of justice is from 1590 (the 1580s),^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline) and figuratively a place of judgement from 1635.^(OED 1989) Local boards empowered to settle disputes are from 1916,^(OED 1989) and the New Oxford dates the modern sense of a body appointed to judge a particular matter to the early 20th century.^(NODE 1998)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1447 – trybunal, a judgement seat.^(Barnhart 1988)

+ * 1526 – a Roman tribunal.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1590 – a court of justice.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1916 – a board settling disputes.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A court of justice.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # A board appointed to judge a particular matter, such as a dispute.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # A raised platform for a judge's seat, originally in a Roman [[basilica]].^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[tribune]]

+ * [[tribe]]

+ * [[tribute]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}